Charles Sterrett Ridgely
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1838–1839
Preceded byWilliam Hallam Tuck
Succeeded byJames Wray Williams
In office
1840–1841
Preceded byJames Wray Williams
Succeeded byDaniel S. Biser
Personal details
Born(1782-03-07)7 March 1782
Died5 January 1847(1847-01-05) (aged 64)
SpouseElizabeth Ruth Hollingsworth
ChildrenRandolf Ridgley,[1] John Sterrett Ridgely (August 9, 1809), Sally Ridgely wife of Gov William Grayson), Andrew Sterrett Ridgely
Parent(s)John Sterrett
Deborah Ridgley
EducationSt. John's College
Known forMajor in the Maryland Militia

Charles Sterrett Ridgely (1781 – 1847) was an American land developer and legislator.

Biography

Charles parents were John Sterrett a privateer, and Deborah Ridgley. His father purchased 1,696 acres patented as Felicity from Mathias Hammond settling in what is now Howard County Maryland. Charles Sterrett graduated St. Johns College in 1802. In June 1810 Charles purchased 567 acres of the family estate from his mother and commissioned Oakland Manor, which is situated in the center of the current Rouse Company land development project Columbia.[2]

Changing his last name from Sterrett to Ridgely to be in line for inheritance of his great uncle's estate (Capt. Charles Ridgely of Hampton), Charles accumulated 2,300 acres of land.[3] He served as a Major in the Maryland Militia in the War of 1812. In 1824-25, he was assigned as a Colonel of a horse troop to protect General Lafayette. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1834-1836 and 1838-1841. He was elected speaker of the house in 1838, 1840 and 1841. His son Randolf Ridgley served in the Mexican–American War, taking command after the death of Samuel Ringgold.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The old Maryland Line". Niles National Register: 200. 30 May 1846.
  2. ↑ Lisa Kawata (3 August 2011). "Oakland's 200th: Family feuds, militias, racehorses fill plantation's past". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ↑ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 395.
  4. ↑ "Maryland State Archives". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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