Benjamin Tasker Jr. | |
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Mayor of Annapolis | |
In office 1754–1755 | |
Preceded by | Michael MacNamara |
Succeeded by | John Brice Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | February 14, 1720 Maryland |
Died | October 17, 1760 Maryland | (aged 40)
Relations | Benjamin Tasker Sr. (father) |
Residence | Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland) |
Occupation | planter, politician |
Colonel Benjamin Tasker Jr. (February 14, 1720–21 – October 17, 1760) was a politician and slave trader in colonial Maryland, and Mayor of Annapolis from 1754 to 1755. He was the son of Benjamin Tasker Sr., Provincial Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753.