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John Malcolm (Loyalist)

John Malcolm
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or, Tarring & Feathering, a 1774 British print, attributed to Philip Dawe,[1] combines assault on Malcolm with earlier Boston Tea Party in background.
BornMay 20, 1723[2]
Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedNovember 23, 1788(1788-11-23) (aged 65)[2]
England, Great Britain
OccupationSea captain
SpouseSarah Balch (m.1750)[2]
Children5[2]
FamilyDaniel Malcolm (brother)

John Malcolm (May 20, 1723 - November 23, 1788), sometimes spelled Malcom or Malcomb, was a British sea captain, army officer, and customs official who was the victim of the most publicized tarring and feathering during the American Revolution.

  1. ^ Fischer, Liberty and Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2005), 28.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tar and Feathers: The Adventures of Captain John Malcom". Massachusetts Colonial Society.

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