Benjamin Tasker Jr.

Benjamin Tasker Jr.
portrait by John Wollaston
Mayor of Annapolis
In office
1754–1755
Preceded byMichael MacNamara
Succeeded byJohn Brice Jr.
Personal details
BornFebruary 14, 1720
Maryland
DiedOctober 17, 1760(1760-10-17) (aged 40)
Maryland
RelationsBenjamin Tasker Sr. (father)
ResidenceBelair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)
Occupationplanter, 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.