Thomas Lancaster Lansdale

Thomas Lancaster Lansdale
Born (1748-11-10)November 10, 1748[1]
Died January 19, 1803(1803-01-19)[1]
Buried Bowie, Maryland
Years of service 1776-1783[2]
Rank Major
Unit 3rd Maryland Continental Infantry.[3]

Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale (1748-1803)[2] was an original member of the Maryland chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati.[4]

Military service

He served in the Continental Army from 1776 through 1783 as an officer[2] in the 3rd Maryland Continental Infantry.[3]

On January 25, 1783, Lansdale was berated in writing by George Washington for the shabby appearance of the troops under his command while encamped on the banks of the Hudson River.[5][6] Lansdale redeemed himself two weeks later with Washington who then wrote:

"“It gave me very sensible pleasure to observe at the

Review yesterday the very great alteration for the better in the appearance of the Maryland Detachment ... I anticipate the day when this Detachment will rival if not surpass in excellence the oldest & best Troops in the American Service.”[6]

Business

Outside of military service, he was a merchant with the firm of Lansdale and Claggett in the port town of Queen Anne[1] and owned a sizeable tobacco plantation in Prince George's County.[6] He made his home at Hazelwood, overlooking Queen Anne.[7]

Family

His father was Isaac Lansdale who died in 1777.[7] His wife was Cornelia Van Horn Lansdale.[8] His grave in Collington, Maryland (now Bowie) is marked by a municipal park and a boulevard named in his honor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dorman, John Frederick (2005). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 183.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale Park". Museums. The City of Bowie. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 Maryland Historical Magazine, Volumes 41-42. Maryland Historical Society. 1946. p. 61.
  4. ↑ Register of the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland: Order of the Society. 1897. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Ford, Worthington Chauncey (1891). The writings of George Washington, Volume 10. G.P. Putnam' Sons. pp. 143–145.
  6. 1 2 3 Schulz, Emily L. (2009). Maryland in the American Revolution (PDF). The Society of the Cincinnati. p. 35.
  7. 1 2 Lavoie, Catherine C. (March 1991). "Hazelwood" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 2–6. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ Larson, Judy L. (1994). American paintings at the High Museum of Art. Hudson Hills Press. pp. 28, 170. ISBN 978-1555950941.
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