Fifth Chief Justice of
The Supreme Court of the United States
Born in Calvert County, Maryland, March 17, 1777
Died in the City of Washington, October 12, 1864
Aged 87 Years, 6 Months and 25 Days.

He was a profound and able lawyer
An upright and feerless judge
A pious and exemplary Christian
At his own request he is buried in this
secluded spot near the grave of his mother