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{{Short description|Governor of colonial Maryland}} |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The [[Ogle family]] was quite prominent for many centuries |
The [[Ogle family]] was quite prominent for many centuries in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]], Northumberland, England. He was the eldest son of [[Samuel Ogle (MP)|Samuel Ogle]] (1659–1719), Member of Parliament for {{constlk|Berwick}}, and commissioner of the revenue for Ireland, by his second wife, Ursula, daughter of [[Sir Robert Markham, 2nd Baronet]], and widow of Altham Annesley, 1st Baron Altham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/ogle-samuel-1659-1719|title=''Ogle, Samuel (1659–1719), of Bowsden, Northumb., History of Parliament Online''|accessdate=11 September 2014}}</ref> The Ogles descended from the [[Baron Ogle|Barons Ogle]], an ancient Northern English Family allied with the [[Manners family|Manners]] of [[Duke of Rutland|Rutland]], [[Cavendish family|Cavendish's]] of [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle|Newcastle]], [[Baron de Ros|Barons de Ros]], and ancient [[Normans|Norman]] [[House of Percy]].<ref>Warfield, ''The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland,'' 1905, p. 248–250.</ref> |
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==Belair and Horse Racing== |
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In 1743, Benjamin Tasker built the [[Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Belair Mansion]] on a {{convert|7000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tobacco plantation in [[Collington, Maryland]], now known as [[Bowie, Maryland]] on behalf of Ogle. Upon his return to the Province, Ogle founded the "[[Belair Stud]]," a stable of [[thoroughbred horse]]s at Belair that would continue in operation for more than |
In 1743, Benjamin Tasker built the [[Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Belair Mansion]] on a {{convert|7000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tobacco plantation in [[Collington, Maryland]], now known as [[Bowie, Maryland]] on behalf of Ogle. Upon his return to the Province, Ogle founded the "[[Belair Stud]]," a stable of [[thoroughbred horse]]s at Belair that would continue in operation for more than 200 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 race at [[Annapolis, Maryland]] in 1745.<ref name=baltz/> |
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==Death and legacy== |
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*[http://virtualology.com/apsamuelogle/ Biography at Virtualology.com] |
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Revision as of 13:01, 4 May 2024
Samuel Ogle | |
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![]() Samuel Ogle, portrait at Mount Airy | |
5th, 7th, and 9th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government | |
In office 1731–1732 | |
Preceded by | Benedict Leonard Calvert |
Succeeded by | Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore |
In office 1733–1742 | |
Preceded by | Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore |
Succeeded by | Thomas Bladen |
In office 1746/47–1752 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Bladen |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Tasker Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1694 Northumberland, England |
Died | Annapolis, Maryland | 3 May 1752
Spouse |
Anne Tasker (m. 1741) |
Residence(s) | Belair Mansion, Collington, Maryland, what is now known as Ogle Hall in Annapolis, Maryland |
Profession | politician |
Samuel Ogle (c. 1694 – 3 May 1752) was the 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1731 to 1732, 1733 to 1742, and 1746/1747 to 1752.
Background
The Ogle family was quite prominent for many centuries in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. He was the eldest son of Samuel Ogle (1659–1719), Member of Parliament for Berwick, and commissioner of the revenue for Ireland, by his second wife, Ursula, daughter of Sir Robert Markham, 2nd Baronet, and widow of Altham Annesley, 1st Baron Altham.[1] The Ogles descended from the Barons Ogle, an ancient Northern English Family allied with the Manners of Rutland, Cavendish's of Newcastle, Barons de Ros, and ancient Norman House of Percy.[2]
Governorship
Samuel Ogle became a captain of a cavalry regiment in the British Army. Appointed as Provincial Governor of Maryland by Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore on 7 December 1731, he was dispatched to Colonial America in 1732. [3]
Cresap's War
Under Ogle's leadership Maryland quickly became engaged in a border dispute with Pennsylvania.[4] Several settlers were taken prisoners on both sides and Penn sent a committee to Governor Ogle to resolve the situation.[4] Rioting broke out in the disputed territory (now known as Cresap's War) and Ogle appealed to the King George II for resolution.[4]
Faced with this situation, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore arrived in Maryland and assumed charge of the colony in December 1732.[4] Upon Calvert's arrival, Ogle retired from the governorship[3] for the first time. He would do this twice more. He resumed the governorship in 1733.
The border dispute would not be settled until 1767 when the Mason-Dixon line was recognized as the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.[5]
Return to England
In 1740, Ogle was dispatched to England following England's declaration of war against Spain and left Benjamin Tasker Sr. with power of attorney and "the task of supervising the construction of a new house at Belair."[6]
In 1741, Ogle married the much younger Anne Tasker (1723–1817), daughter of Benjamin Tasker Sr. and Anne Bladen.[3]
Belair and Horse Racing
In 1743, Benjamin Tasker built the Belair Mansion on a 7,000-acre (28 km2) tobacco plantation in Collington, Maryland, now known as Bowie, Maryland on behalf of Ogle. Upon his return to the Province, Ogle founded the "Belair Stud," a stable of thoroughbred horses at Belair that would continue in operation for more than 200 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 race at Annapolis, Maryland in 1745.[6]
Death and legacy
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/MRS._GEORGE_SAMUEL_OGLE_AND_CHILD%28Nee_Anne_Tasker%29.jpg/220px-MRS._GEORGE_SAMUEL_OGLE_AND_CHILD%28Nee_Anne_Tasker%29.jpg)
Samuel Ogle died in 1752 and was interred at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis. He and his wife Anne had five children: Anne, Samuel, Benjamin Ogle who became Governor of the State of Maryland, Mary and Mellora.[3]
Samuel Ogle Junior High School (now Middle School) in Bowie, Maryland, was named after him.
See also
References
- ^ "Ogle, Samuel (1659–1719), of Bowsden, Northumb., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Warfield, The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, 1905, p. 248–250.
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Hester Dorsey (1903). Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families. Baltimore, Maryland: Williams and Wilkins Company. pp. 190–193. ISBN 0-8063-0296-8.
- ^ a b c d Warfield, Joshua Dorsey (July 1905). The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland: Kohn & Pollock. p. 208. ISBN 0-8063-7971-5.
- ^ Bayliff, William H. The Maryland-Pennsylvania and the Maryland-Delaware boundaries. Annapolis : Maryland Board of Natural Resources, 1959.
- ^ a b Baltz, Shirley Vlasak (1984). A Chronicle of Belair. Bowie, Maryland: Bowie Heritage Committee. pp. 14–19. LCCN 85165028.