William Smallwood
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican politician (1732-1792)
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William Smallwood was an American planter, military officer and politician from Charles County, Maryland. He served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of major general. He was serving as the fourth governor of Maryland when the state adopted the United States Constitution.
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A July 1782 letter from George Washington to Smallwood asking for an update on Continental Army troop recruitment![General George Washington Resigning His Commission, an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull that now is on display in the United States Capitol rotunda, depicts Smallwood (the third person behind Washington).[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/General_George_Washington_Resigning_his_Commission.jpg/1280px-General_George_Washington_Resigning_his_Commission.jpg)
General George Washington Resigning His Commission, an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull that now is on display in the United States Capitol rotunda, depicts Smallwood (the third person behind Washington).[9]
Gravestone of Smallwood at Smallwood's Retreat near Marbury, MarylandPoliticians from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1732 to 1792 · aged 60
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