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Thomas Bladen (1698 – 1780) was a politician and colonial governor. He served as the 19th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1742 to 1747. ==Early life and marriage== Bladen was born in Maryland in 1698, the eldest son of William Bladen (1672–1718),〔Life of Robert Fairfax of Steeton by Clements R Markham〕 who came to Maryland in 1690, and Anne Van Swearingen. Thomas was the grandson of Nathaniel Bladen〔'Early Yorkshire Bladens' by Karen Proudler ISBN 978-0-9566831-6-8〕 and Isabella Fairfax (daughter of Sir William Fairfax of Steeton). He was the nephew of Colonel Martin Bladen, Commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations.〔'Martin Bladen: A Biography' by Karen Proudler ISBN 978-0-9566831-5-1〕 He travelled early to England in 1712, where he was educated and where in 1731 he married Barbara Janssen (daughter of Sir Theodore Janssen, 1st Baronet, and Williamza Henley), who was also the sister-in-law of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore and Proprietor of the Province.〔 〕 and aunt to Caroline Calvert Eden wife of Governor Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland In England, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Steyning from 1727 to 1734, and for Ashburton from 1735 to 1741. He also saw military service as a colonel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Bladen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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