He left Tasker with his power of attorney and in addition 'the task of supervising the construction of a new house at Belair. In 1740, Governor Samuel Ogle was dispatched to England following England’s declaration of war against Spain. In 1731, Tasker was one of the founders of the Baltimore Ironworks Company. He also served in the municipal and provincial government as: member and president of the Governor’s Council, 1722–1768 member of the Lower House of the Maryland Legislature, 1715–1717, 1720–1722 member of the Upper House, 1722–1766, 1768 President of the Upper House, 1734–1766, 1768 Annapolis alderman, 1720, 1754–1766 Mayor of Annapolis, 1721–1722, 1726–1727, 1747–1748, 1750–1753, 1756–1757 President of the Council in 1752 acting governor of Maryland, 1753. Tasker became a naval officer at Annapolis, Maryland in 1719 and served until 1742. Rebecca, married Daniel Dulany the Younger (1722–1797) in 1749.Wollaston came to the English colonies in 1749 and worked chiefly in New York and Virginia. John Wollaston Jr., an artist trained in London, painted the portrait. The marriage combined two families with substantial fortunes. Frances Ann Tasker (1738–1787), married the wealthy planter Robert Carter at the age of sixteen. Frances Carter was the daughter of Benjamin Tasker, longtime president of the Council of Maryland.and slave trading partner of Benjamin Tasker, Jr. Elizabeth Tasker (1726–1789) married Christopher Lowndes (1713–1785), merchant of Bladensburg, Maryland.

On his passing in 1768, Benjamin Tasker was buried in St. NotesĬategory:1690 births Category:1768 deaths Category:Colonial Governors of Maryland Category:Mayors of Annapolis, Maryland Category:Colonial politicians from Maryland Legacyīenjamin Tasker Middle School, in Bowie, Maryland, is named after him. He also occupied a number of other significant colonial offices, including, on various occasions, being elected Mayor of Annapolis.

(1690 – June 19, 1768) was the 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753.

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