Galloway, Joseph (1731?-1803), was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and politician who opposed the American Revolution (1775-1783). Galloway became a leading spokesman and writer among the Americans who remained loyal to Britain.
Galloway was born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He studied law in Philadelphia and became active in politics. Galloway was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774, and he became alarmed at the colonial delegation’s support for American independence. Galloway submitted a plan of union aimed at keeping the American Colonies in the British Empire and preserving the colonies’ self-governing rights. But the plan was defeated by one vote. Galloway continued to sympathize with the British and moved to Britain in 1778. He died on Aug. 29, 1803.
