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Horatio Sharpe was born in England in 1718. He had nine brothers and four sisters -- Sharpe's brothers John, Joshua, William, and Gregory. Sisters's names are unknown. He was commissioned in the Kings forces in 1745. He served with the 20th Regiment until his appointment by the Sixth Lord Baltimore (Frederick Calvert) as the proprietary Maryland colonial governor. Horatio Sharpe, governor from 1753-1769 was the brother of Lord Baltimore’s guardian (William). He arrived in Maryland in August 1753. Appointed by the King in 1754 as the Royal Commander in Chief of all British Forces and commander of colonial forces for the protection of Virginia and adjoining Colonies until superseded by Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock inn 1755. He was a capable civil and military administrator, gentleman-farmer, fancier of fine horses, hospitable host, and friend of George Mason and George Washington. (Source: Jim Bartlinski, Carlyle House Curator, 14 Feb 2006) Horatio Sharpe also built Whitehall on the outskirts of Annapolis (Whitehall Road, Skidmore, Anne Arundel County). Whitehall was designed by Joseph Horatio Anderson, who was also the architect of the Maryland State House. It served as his residence from the time of his enforced retirement in 1769 until his return to England in 1773. He returned to England to attend to family matters in 1773 and remained there until his death in 1790. EXTERNAL LINKS [http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000006/html/index.html Sharpes correspondence. From ''The Archives of Maryland'' |
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