Benoni Danks | |
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Born | c. 1716 Northampton, Massachusetts Bay |
Died | 1776 (aged 59–60) Windsor, Nova Scotia |
Allegiance | Great Britain United States |
Years of service | 1756–1762, 1776 |
Commands | Danks' Rangers |
Battles / wars | |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Morris (m. 1745) |
Benoni Danks (c. 1716 – 1776) was a New England soldier and politician who acted as the representative of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1770. He is best known as the commander of Danks' Rangers, a unit which operated during the French and Indian War against the French.