History of Caroline County Maryland United States of America

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Ezekiel Cooper, pioneer Methodist, was born in Caroline county, Md., Feb. 22, 1763. He was converted to Methodism under the preaching of the Rev. Freeborn Garretson, was assigned to preach on the circuit under Bishop Asbury in 1784, and three years later was admitted to the conference. He had the entire circuit of Long Island, N.Y., in 1785; East New Jersey in 1786; Trenton, N. J., in 1787, Baltimore in 1788, and afterward Annapolis, Md., and Alexandria, Va. He was presiding elder of the Boston district, 1792-93 and subsequently of the districts of New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Wilmington, successively. In 1798 he was appointed editor and general agent of the Methodist book concern in Philadelphia, to succeed its founder, John Dickins, and served until 1802. He increased its capital stock to $50,000 and gave it a tremendous impetus toward its later success. He removed with the depositary to New York city, and in 1804 was stationed in that city as preacher. He then resumed itinerant labors. At the fourth regular general conference, convened in Baltimore, May 7, 1804, he proposed the following resolution which was adopted: "That a committee be formed, one from each conference, to take the different motions and report concerning slavery." In l821 he was placed on the superannuary list and lived to be the oldest itinerant in the ministry of the church either in England or America. The last letter known to have been written by John Wesley was addressed to Ezekiel Cooper, Feb. 1, 1791. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 21, 1847.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Charles Goldsborough, governor of Maryland, was born at Hunting Creek, Caroline county, Md., July 15, 1765; son of Charles and Anna Maria (Tilgham) Goldshorough. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1784, A.M., 1787; was a representative in the 9th-14th congresses, 1805-17, and governor of Maryland, 1818-19. He was married first to Elizabeth, daughter of Judge Robert Goldsborough of Myrtle Grove, Md., and secondly to Sarah Yerburg, daughter of Charles Goldsborough of Horn's Point, the eldest son of Charles Goldsborough of Cambridge, Md. He died at Shoal Creek, near Cambridge, Md., Dec. 13, 1834.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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