he was one of maryland's delegates to the albany congress of 1754, another attempt on the part of the colonists to deal jointly with a common problem. he served on a committee at the albany congress with benjamin franklin which was charged with the task of drawing up a plan for a central government of all the colonies. ath the adjournment of the congress, the plan adopted was submitted to the various legislatures for approval. while it was rejected, its goals were pursued later at the constitutional convention in philadelphia.