14 Facts About Daniel Carroll

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Daniel Carroll was an American politician and plantation owner from Maryland and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Daniel Carroll supported the American Revolution, served in the Confederation Congress, was a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 which penned the Constitution of the United States, and was a US Representative in the First Congress.

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Daniel Carroll was one of the few Roman Catholics among the Founders.

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Daniel Carroll led the effort to block the State Assembly from ratifying of the Articles of Confederation until the states that had western land claims ceded those claims to Congress.

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In 1787, Daniel Carroll was named a Maryland delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, which convened to revise the Articles, and produced the Constitution.

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When it was suggested that the president should be elected by the Congress, Daniel Carroll, seconded by James Wilson, moved that the words "by the legislature" be replaced with "by the people".

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Daniel Carroll and Thomas Fitzsimons were the only Roman Catholics to sign the Constitution, but their presence was a sign of the continued advancement of religious freedom in America.

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Daniel Carroll played an essential role in formulating the limitation of the powers of the federal or central government.

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Daniel Carroll spoke about 20 times during the summer of debates at the Constitutional Convention and served on the Committee on Postponed Matters.

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Daniel Carroll defended the Constitution in the "Maryland Journal", most notably in his response to the arguments advanced by the well-known Anti-Federalist and Patriot delegate Samuel Chase.

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Daniel Carroll served as a commissioner until 1795, when he retired because of poor health.

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Daniel Carroll later was again elected to the Maryland Senate.

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Daniel Carroll had many interests in his state and region, including the "Patowmack Company", which sought to build a Patowmack Canal to the West.

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Daniel Carroll's body was buried there in Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery.