Daniel Dulany the Elder
Daniel Dulany | |
|---|---|
| Receiver General | |
| Member, Maryland General Assembly | |
| In office 1722–c. 1742 | |
| Member, Governor's Council | |
| Judge of Admiralty | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1685 Queen's County, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | 1753 (aged 67–68) Annapolis, Province of Maryland, British North America |
| Domestic partner | Rebecca Smith |
| Children | Daniel Dulany the Younger |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician |
Daniel Dulany the Elder (1685–1753) was a lawyer and land-developer in colonial Maryland, who held a number of colonial offices. In 1722 Dulany wrote a pamphlet entitled The Right of the Inhabitants of Maryland, to the Benefit of the English Laws, asserting the rights of Marylanders over the Proprietary Government.