John Malcom

An angry mob dragged him from his home in the middle of the night after a fight with Patriot George Hewes.

They tarred and feathered him and threatened to cut off his ears. To avoid this fate, he promised to resign his post as customs official and returned to England. He died in 1788 in Great Britain.

He was a sea captain, army officer, and British customs official who was the victim of the most publicized tarring and feathering incident during the American Revolution.