| Thomas Lancaster Lansdale | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1748[1] |
| Died | January 19, 1803[1] |
| Buried at | 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]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dorman, John Frederick (2005). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 183. http://books.google.com/books?id=tcM40zgdAZgC&lpg=PA183&dq=%22lansdale%20and%20claggett%22&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale Park". Museums. The City of Bowie. http://www.cityofbowie.org/LeisureActivities/Museum/Lansdale_Park.asp. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland Historical Magazine, Volumes 41-42. Maryland Historical Society. 1946. pp. 61.
- ↑ Register of the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland: Order of the Society. 1897. pp. 78. http://books.google.com/books?id=31RKAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22lancaster%20Lansdale%22&pg=PA78#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ Ford, Worthington Chauncey (1891). The writings of George Washington, Volume 10. G.P. Putnam' Sons. pp. 143–145. http://books.google.com/books?id=5dqISBdQU08C&dq=Thomas%20lansdale&pg=PA144#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Schulz, Emily L. (2009). Maryland in the American Revolution. The Society of the Cincinnati. pp. 35. http://societyofthecincinnati.org/img/MarylandCatalog.pdf.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lavoie, Catherine C. (March 1991). "Hazelwood - PHOTOGRAPHS AND WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA". pp. 2–6. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/md/md1100/md1178/data/md1178data.pdf. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ 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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