James Lingan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Lingan

Continental Army officer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1751

Place of Birth: Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1812

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.