Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19 1737–November 14 1832) was a lawyer and politician from Maryland who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later a United States Senator. He was the last surviving and only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Monuments and memorials

Named in his honor are counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia, as well as East and West Carroll Parishes, Louisiana. Also named for him is the Carroll Gardens neighborhood in Brooklyn.

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Arkansas - Georgia - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kentucky - Maryland - Mississippi - Missouri - New Hampshire - Ohio - Virginia - East - West - Carroll Gardens - Neighborhood - Brooklyn

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