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Sir Robert Eden (1741-1784) was the last royal governor of Maryland. He served from 1769-1776, but his effective authority ended with the formation of an extralegal convention in 1774. Eden sailed to England in 1776 but later returned to Annapolis.

Creator
Name: 
MacKubin, Florence (1861-1918)
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Sir Robert Eden (1741-1784) was the last royal governor of Maryland. He served from 1769-1776, but his effective authority ended with the formation of an extralegal convention in 1774. Eden sailed to England in 1776 but later returned to Annapolis.
Identifier
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MSA SC 1545-1-1108
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Maryland State House
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1914
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Eden, Sir Robert (1861-1918). After the head in the full length portrait, 1775, by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827). Signed, lower right: Florence MacKubin.-42704
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