About Robert Goldsborough
Lived 1733 – 1788 (aged 55). Robert Goldsborough was an American politician and lawyer.
Robert Goldsborough (December 3, 1733 – December 22, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Maryland. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
Early life Robert Goldsborough was the son of Elizabeth (née Ennalls) and Charles Goldsborough. and was born on the family estate (Horns Point) at Cambridge in Dorchester County, Province of Maryland on December 3, 1733. His father owned over 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land, and became a member of the Governor's Council in 1760. As a young man Robert travelled to London to study law at the Middle Temple and graduated in December 1752, He remained there practicing law as a Barrister until 1759 when he returned to America. He attended the Philadelphia College (now the University of Pennsylvania), and graduated in 1760
Death Goldsborough died on December 22, 1788, in Dorchester County. He was buried at Cambridge Court in Dorchester County.
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American politician and lawyer
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Robert Goldsborough was born on 3 December 1733 in Cambridge.
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Robert Goldsborough died on 22 December 1788 in Dorchester County.
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