Samuel Ogle

Samuel Ogle (c.1694 - May 3, 1752) was the Provincial Governor of Maryland 1731-1732, 1733-1742, 1746/47-1752.

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C.1694 - May 3 - 1752 - Provincial Governor - Maryland

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Born a member of the aristocracy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, Samuel Ogle became a captain of a cavalry regiment in the British Army. Appointed on December 7, 1731, he was dispatched to Colonial America in 1732 to serve as Provincial Governor and president of the Maryland council.

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Aristocracy - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Northumberland - England - British Army - Colonial America

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In 1741, Samuel Ogle married the much younger, Anne Tasker (1723-1817), the daughter of Benjamin Tasker and Anne Bladen. They had five children.

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In 1743, Samuel Ogle built a mansion on a 7,000 acre tobacco plantation in what today is known as Bowie, Maryland where he founded the "Belair Stud," a stable of thoroughbred horses that would continue in operation for more than two hundred years. A lover of his native country's popular sport of thoroughbred horse racing, Ogle is credited with introducing the sport to North America, staging the first English-style at Annapolis, Maryland in 1745.

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Bowie, Maryland - Belair Stud - Thoroughbred horse - Thoroughbred horse racing - North America - Annapolis, Maryland

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Samuel Ogle died in 1752 and was interred at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis.

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His son, Benjamin Ogle (1746-1808) supported the American Revolution and was elected governor of Maryland, serving from 1798 to 1801.

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Benjamin Ogle - American Revolution

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