The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-13
One of the Most Prominent and the Wealth.
lest Delegate Was Charles Carroll
of Maryland.
The Death of Adams and Jefferson on July
4, 1926, Left Him the Sole Surviving
Signer; He Died in 1882.

Foremost among the group of the
Signers Of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence stands Charles Carroll Of
Carrollton, says the Irish World.
To Charles Carroll and his cousin,
Archbishop John Carroll. the>cause Of
American liberty was sacred, and both
willingly staked their property and
their lives upon the issue of the strug-
gle in a pure seif-sacrihcing spirit
which will always awaken an un-
quenchable glow of patriotism in Irish
American hearts.
chas. Carroll, Of carrollton.
Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton. was
born Of Irish parents at Annapolis.
Maryland, on September 20, 1887. At
an early age he was placed at the
Jesuit College of Bohemia, a secluded
spot on the eastern shore of Maryland.
At the same time and place his cousin,
John Carroll, afterwards the first
Archbishop of America. pursued his
minor studies preparatory to entering
the European colleges. From. thence
the two CAROLS proceeded to France
to finish their collegiate course in the
college of St. Louis lie Grand. For
nineteen years Charles continued a
hard-working student: and. at the age
land. In 1916 Charles Carroll. his
cousin, Rev John Carroll, Benjamin
Franklin and Samuel Chase. were dep
uted by Congress TO go on a mission
to Canada, the object being to win over
the Canadians to the patriotic cause
The mission proved a partial success
and the patriots returned to Philadel-
phia just at the moment when Con-
gress was wavering on the question
of promulgating the immortal Declara-
ton
Charles Carroll supported it, and on
the memorable day when the roll was
called, and slowly and solennly the
delegates walked UP the aisle to fix
their signatures to that innperishable
document, Charles Carroll was asked
by John Hancock would he sign. "Most
willingly" he said, and went with the
rest to stake by that act larger per-
sonal interests than any man present
for he was, not even excepting Bos-
tons merchant prince. John Hancock
the richest of all the delegates. As
he took up the pen to sign bystander
remarked, in words to which all at
least mentally assented, There go a
few cool millions But some. one
having suggested that there We're SC
many Charles CAROLS the British leg
islators would have some difficulty
IN securing the right one, Mr.. Carroll
Immediately dashed off the expressive
words which have ever since been ap-
pended to his name. whether written
Or spoken, words which ever distin-
yuished him by the generous import
they convey "of Carrollton."
He retired from public life in 1910
and devoted his time to the manage
nent of his estates. He was a gentle
man of polished manners, generous
proverbially hospitable, and philan-
thropic in all his views. a devout Cath
olic, and true patriot. The demise
Of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
On July 4, 1926, left Charles Carroll
Of Carrollton the last surviving signer
and chief mourner at the performance
Of their obsequies. He lived to the
patriarchal age of ninety-six. dying on
November L. 1882. His last words
were:-I have lived to my ninety
sixth year; I have enjoyed continued
wealth; have been blessed with grea,
health, prosperity, and most Of the
good things this world can bestow--
public appreciation and applause; but
what now look back on with great
satisfaction to myself is. that have