Editing Elizabeth Calvert
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==American Revolution== |
==American Revolution== |
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[[Image:Robert Eden.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland|Sir Robert Eden]], Elizabeth Calvert's brother-in-law, and the last colonial Governor of Maryland]] |
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As members of the Maryland political establishment, the Calverts were [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]]s, and Elizabeth soon found herself on the losing side of the [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]], the consequences of which would effectively end her husband's political career. The [[Annapolis Convention (1774–1776)|Annapolis Convention]] of 1774 to 1776 would see the old Maryland elite overthrown, and the Calverts and their allies would all lose their political power. On May 13, 1777 Elizabeth's husband was forced to resign his position as Judge of the Land Office,<ref name="Yentsch269">Yentsch, p.269</ref> and, as the conflict grew, Benedict became fearful of his family's safety, writing in late 1777 that his family "has been made so uneasy by these frequent outrages" that he wished to "remove my family and property where I can get protection".<ref name="Yentsch272">Yentsch, p.272</ref> |
As members of the Maryland political establishment, the Calverts were [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]]s, and Elizabeth soon found herself on the losing side of the [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]], the consequences of which would effectively end her husband's political career. The [[Annapolis Convention (1774–1776)|Annapolis Convention]] of 1774 to 1776 would see the old Maryland elite overthrown, and the Calverts and their allies would all lose their political power. On May 13, 1777 Elizabeth's husband was forced to resign his position as Judge of the Land Office,<ref name="Yentsch269">Yentsch, p.269</ref> and, as the conflict grew, Benedict became fearful of his family's safety, writing in late 1777 that his family "has been made so uneasy by these frequent outrages" that he wished to "remove my family and property where I can get protection".<ref name="Yentsch272">Yentsch, p.272</ref> |
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[[Category:People from colonial Maryland]] |
[[Category:People from colonial Maryland]] |
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[[Category:American Loyalists from Maryland]] |
[[Category:American Loyalists from Maryland]] |
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[[Category:American slave owners]] |
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[[Category:People from Maryland]] |
[[Category:People from Maryland]] |
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[[Category:18th-century American people]] |
[[Category:18th-century American people]] |