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James Lingan
Military Person
1751 – 1812
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Who was James Lingan?
James McCubbin Lingan was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and subsequently a senior officer in the Maryland State Militia. He was taken prisoner at Fort Washington early in the war and spent several years aboard a prison hulk. After independence, Lingan served as a government official in Georgetown. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Lingan was an outspoken advocate of freedom of the press and was murdered by a mob while defending the offices of an anti-war newspaper in Baltimore.
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- Born
- May 15, 1751
Maryland - Died
- Jul 28, 1812
Baltimore - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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