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unusual facts about Benjamin Tasker, Jr.


Benjamin Tasker

Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720–1760), Maryland politician, delegate to the Albany Congress, racehorse owner


Benjamin Tasker

Benjamin Tasker, Sr. (1690–1768), Provincial Governor of Maryland (1752–1753)

Benjamin Tasker, Jr.

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.

Benjamin Tasker, Sr.

In 1740, Governor Samuel Ogle was dispatched to England following England's declaration of war against Spain.

Christopher Lowndes

On May 14, 1747, Lowndes married Elizabeth Tasker (February 4, 1726-September 19, 1789), daughter of Benjamin Tasker, Sr., President of the Council of Maryland, at St. Anne's Parish in Annapolis, Maryland.


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