Lionel Copley | |
|---|---|
| 1st Royal Governor of Maryland | |
| In office 1692–1693 | |
| Preceded by | Nehemiah Blakiston |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lawrence |
Sir Lionel Copley (1648 – September 12, 1693)[1][citation needed] was the 1st Royal Governor of Maryland from 1692 through his death in 1693.[2] He was the first official royal governor appointed by the British crown after the colony was removed from the proprietary control of the Calvert family during the Glorious Revolution. Copley engaged in a series of political struggles with the colonial assembly and the colonial secretary, Thomas Lawrence, in the year between his arrival and his death the next year.[3]
- ^ John W. Jordan; LL. D. (1911). Colonial families of Philadelphia. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 1265. ISBN 978-5-88023-355-7.
- ^ "Historical List, Governors of Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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