William Bladen
William Bladen | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Annapolis | |
| In office 27 September 1708 – 2 October 1708 Serving with Wornell Hunt | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bordley |
| Attorney-General of the Province of Maryland | |
| In office January 1704 – 9 August 1718 | |
| Preceded by | William Dent |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bordley |
| Secretary of the Province of Maryland | |
| In office April 1701 – November 1701 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lawrence Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Lawrence Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1673 Steeton, England |
| Died | 9 August 1718 (aged 44) Annapolis, Province of Maryland |
| Spouse |
Anne van Swearingen (m. 1695) |
| Parents |
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William Bladen (c. 1673 – 9 August 1718) was an English-born barrister and clerk. He was an Attorney-General of the Province of Maryland, in what is now the United States, and was briefly the Secretary of the province. Bladen was also elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1708. He was the father of Thomas Bladen, the 19th Proprietary Governor of Maryland and was the brother of Colonel Martin Bladen, Commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations. He was named as one of the six original aldermen of Annapolis under the first city charter by governor John Seymour.