"Daniel Leonard" was a lawyer from Province of Massachusetts Bay/colonial Massachusetts and a Loyalist (American Revolution)/Loyalist in the American Revolution.

Born in Norton, Massachusetts, Leonard was a member of a prominent family who made their fortune from their iron works in Taunton, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard College, Leonard began to practice law in Taunton.

During the Revolutionary crisis, the Parliament of Great Britain/British Parliament passed the Massachusetts Government Act, which, among other things, abolished elections for the Massachusetts Governor's Council and instead called for the councilors to be appointed by the royal governor. Leonard accepted an appointment by Governor Thomas Hutchinson (governor)/Thomas Hutchinson to this new royal-controlled Council. Massachusetts Patriot (American Revolution)/Patriots were outraged, and attacked Leonard's house. He fled to British-occupied Boston for safety.

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