Daniel Malcolm | |
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Born | Daniel Malcolm c. 1725 |
Died | October 23, 1769 | (aged 44)
Burial place | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | United States |
Captain Daniel Malcolm [1] ( c. 1725 – October 23, 1769) was an American merchant, sea captain, and smuggler. [2] Malcolm was known for resisting the British authorities in the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War. [3] [4] He was the brother of John Malcolm, a minor British customs officer who was violently tarred and feathered by a Boston mob. [5]
When the Townshend Acts were passed, Malcolm instigated a boycott on British imports. He led a group of Boston merchants to stop importing products for a year in 1769. [6] He was particularly noted for smuggling sixty casks of wine without paying any dues. [7] When British customs men showed up to confiscate the contraband stowed in his cellar, he refused. Malcolm was able to muster four hundred men and boys to block British reinforcements. [2] This episode is said to have contributed to the Liberty Affair involving John Hancock. [8] [9] Malcolm publicized the illegal seizure of a vessel owned by Hancock, who was also a known smuggler. [10] It is said that he took risk in providing this eye witness account, which was published in the Boston Chronicle's January 9, 1769, issue. [10] The Liberty Affair led to a riot that was one of the main factors in the British government's decision to send troops to Boston, a move that would culminate in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. [11]
Malcolm died on October 23, 1769, and was buried in Boston's Copp's Hill Burying Ground. [7] He is said to have asked to be buried in the location, ten feet deep "safe from British bullets". [7] His body was left alone but his tombstone was singled out for target practice by the Red Coats. [12]
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Daniel Malcolm | |
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Born | Daniel Malcolm c. 1725 |
Died | October 23, 1769 | (aged 44)
Burial place | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | United States |
Captain Daniel Malcolm [1] ( c. 1725 – October 23, 1769) was an American merchant, sea captain, and smuggler. [2] Malcolm was known for resisting the British authorities in the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War. [3] [4] He was the brother of John Malcolm, a minor British customs officer who was violently tarred and feathered by a Boston mob. [5]
When the Townshend Acts were passed, Malcolm instigated a boycott on British imports. He led a group of Boston merchants to stop importing products for a year in 1769. [6] He was particularly noted for smuggling sixty casks of wine without paying any dues. [7] When British customs men showed up to confiscate the contraband stowed in his cellar, he refused. Malcolm was able to muster four hundred men and boys to block British reinforcements. [2] This episode is said to have contributed to the Liberty Affair involving John Hancock. [8] [9] Malcolm publicized the illegal seizure of a vessel owned by Hancock, who was also a known smuggler. [10] It is said that he took risk in providing this eye witness account, which was published in the Boston Chronicle's January 9, 1769, issue. [10] The Liberty Affair led to a riot that was one of the main factors in the British government's decision to send troops to Boston, a move that would culminate in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. [11]
Malcolm died on October 23, 1769, and was buried in Boston's Copp's Hill Burying Ground. [7] He is said to have asked to be buried in the location, ten feet deep "safe from British bullets". [7] His body was left alone but his tombstone was singled out for target practice by the Red Coats. [12]
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