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Adams, Samuel(Sam; the American Cato)
Died: 1803 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Political Leader, Politicial Adviser
1722 - Born in Boston; birth of the major leader in the American Revolution
1730s-1740s - Attended Harvard
- Became active in colonial politics and enjoyed a popular following through his activities in the Boston political clubs including the the Caucus Club
- Effective as spokesman for the popular party opposed to the entrenched circle around the royal governor
1756-1764 - Tax collector of Boston
1765 - Organized the protest against the STAMP ACT
- Founded the SONS OF LIBERTY
1765-1775 - The most influential member of the lower house of the Massachusetts legislature
- Drafted most of the major protest documents, including the Circular Letter (1768) against the
TOWNSHEND ACTS
1770 - Led agitation to demand removal of quartered British troops after Boston Massacre
1772 - Main founder of Boston Committee of Correspondence
- Wrote frequently for the press in defense of colonial rights
1773 - He was a principal organizer of the Boston Tea Party
1774-1782 - Massachusetts delegate to Continental Congress
1794-1797 - Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
1793-1797 Governor of Massachusetts
- A more conservative figure in later years, he condemned the farmers’ actions during SHAYS”S REBELLION and endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution
1803 - Died on October 2
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