Samuel Ogle
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Samuel Ogle (c. 1694 – May 3, 1752) was the Provincial Governor of Maryland 1731–1732, 1733–1742, 1746/47–1752.
Born a member of the aristocracy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, Samuel Ogle became a captain of a cavalry regiment in the British Army. Appointed on December 7, 1731, he was dispatched to Colonial America in 1732 to serve as Provincial Governor and president of the Maryland council.
In 1741, Ogle married the much younger Anne Tasker (1723–1817), daughter of Benjamin Tasker and Anne Bladen. They had five children.
In 1743, Samuel Ogle built a mansion on a 7,000-acre tobacco plantation in what today is known as Bowie, Maryland where he founded the "Belair Stud," a stable of thoroughbred horses that would continue in operation for more than two-hundred years. A lover of his native country's popular sport of thoroughbred horse racing, Ogle is credited with introducing the sport to North America, staging the first English-style at Annapolis, Maryland in 1745.
Samuel Ogle died in 1752 and was interred at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis.
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His son, Benjamin Ogle (1746–1808), supported the American Revolution and was elected governor of Maryland, serving from 1798 to 1801.
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| Preceded by: Benedict Leonard Calvert |
Governor of Maryland 1731–1732 |
Succeeded by: Charles Calvert |
| Preceded by: Charles Calvert |
Governor of Maryland 1733–1742 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Bladen |
| Preceded by: Thomas Bladen |
Governor of Maryland 1746/47–1752 |
Succeeded by: Benjamin Tasker |
