Jonathan Plowman, Jr.

Who was Jonathan Plowman, Jr.?

Jonathan Plowman was a spy and a privateer during the American Revolutionary War. His spying activities were as part of a group of Revolutionaries who reported on British troop movements. Jonathan Plowman Jr. became a privateer after the War broke out and trade with Britain was halted. Jonathan Plowman Jr. along with other merchants of Baltimore became privateers. They took their merchant ships and sent them out to raid and plunder British commerce enriching themselves and Baltimore. His resistance to British rule began early then that when as a prominent merchant in Baltimore Jonathan Plowman Jr. signed the non-importation agreement along with other merchants throughout the 13 colonies in a united effort to resisted British taxation and abuses. His sons fought the British redcoats on the battlefield as members of both the regular army and the Maryland Militia. Jonathan Plowman Jr's many accomplishments ranged from a town commissioner member, an attorney and Justice of the Peace. He was also a Freemason and a developer laying out streets and lots and having the land added to Baltimore.