Daniel Dulany the Younger

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Daniel Dulany the Younger was an influential American lawyer in the period immediately before the American Revolution.

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Daniel Dulany was born on June 28, 1722 in Annapolis, Maryland. His father was the wealthy lawyer and public official Daniel Dulany the Elder.

Dulany was educated at Eton College and Clare College, Cambridge. In 1742 he enrolled to study law at Middle Temple, and was called to the British bar before he returned to Maryland.

In 1749 he married Rebecca Tasker, daughter of the powerful Benjamin Tasker, President of the Governor's Council.

He was a member of the Maryland legislative assembly from 1751 to 1754, he was appointed to the Governor's Council (1757–76) in recognition of his support for the colony's proprietary government. Though he wrote an influential pamphlet criticizing the Stamp Act (1765), he opposed revolt against British rule and remained a loyalist during the American Revolution.

In 1751 Dulany was elected to the Maryland General Assembly to represent Frederick County. He served for three years.

In 1764, Dulany became Mayor of Annapolis.

Dulany was a noted opposer of the Stamp Act 1765, and wrote the noted pamphlet "Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies." which argued against taxation without representation.

Despite this, Dulany remained a loyalist, and in that vein engaged in a famous newspaper discussion with Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

As a loyalist, most of Dulany's property was confiscated in 1781. He died March 17, 1797, in Baltimore.