Appointed as Provincial Governor of Maryland by Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore on 7 December 1731, he was dispatched to Colonial America in 1732.

[4] Several settlers were taken prisoners on both sides and Penn sent a committee to Governor Ogle to resolve the situation.

[4] Rioting broke out in the disputed territory (now known as Cresap's War) and Ogle appealed to the King George II for resolution.

[4] Faced with this situation, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore arrived in Maryland and assumed charge of the colony in December 1732.

The border dispute would not be settled until 1767 when the Mason-Dixon line was recognized as the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.