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GEORGE READ
Born: September 18, 1733
Birthplace: North East, Maryland
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 42
Occupation: Judge
Public Service: Attorney General for Lower Delaware, 1763-1774; Delaware Provincial Assembly, 1765-1777; Continental Congress, 1774-1777; President, Delaware Constitutional Convention, 1776; Delaware House of Representatives, 1779-1780; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals in Admiralty Cases, 1782; Annapolis Convention, 1786; U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senate, 1789-1793; Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1793-1798 (served until his death).
Died: September 21, 1798
CAESAR RODNEY
Born: October 7, 1728
Birthplace: Dover, Delaware
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 47
Occupation: Judge
Public Service: Delaware Provincial Assembly, 1762-1769; Associate Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1769-1777; Continental Congress, 1774-1776; fought in the Revolutionary Army; President of Delaware, 1778 to 1782.
Died: June 29, 1784
MARYLAND
CHARLES CARROLL
Born: September 19, 1737
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 38
Occupation: Merchant, Lawyer
Public Service: Maryland Convention, 1775; Continental Congress, 1776-1778; Maryland Senate, 1777-1800; U.S. Senate, 1789-1792. Died: November 14, 1832
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