Samuel Adams

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American Founding Father human patriot leader

Samuel Adams was an American Founding Father and influential patriot leader who helped organize resistance to British rule and played a key role in the movement toward the American Revolution.

Aliases (1)

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Founding Father → human → patriot leader →
burialPlace	Granary Burying Ground, Boston →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1722-09-27 →
dateOfDeath	1803-10-02 →
educatedAt	Boston Latin School → Harvard College →
ethnicGroup	English American →
familyName	Adams →
fullName	Samuel Adams →
givenName	Samuel →
knownFor	advocacy for colonial rights and republicanism → leadership in the American Revolution → organizing resistance to British rule in the American colonies → role in the Boston Tea Party planning →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Continental Congress → Massachusetts House of Representatives → Sons of Liberty →
movement	American Revolution → patriot cause →
notableWork	Articles of Confederation (advocacy and contribution) → Essays in the Boston Gazette → Massachusetts Circular Letter →
occupation	political philosopher → politician → tax collector → writer →
officeEnd	Governor of Massachusetts: 1797 →
officeStart	Governor of Massachusetts: 1794 →
placeOfBirth	Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
placeOfDeath	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
politicalAlignment	Patriot →
positionHeld	Delegate to the Continental Congress → Governor of Massachusetts → Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts → Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives → President of the Massachusetts Senate →
relative	John Adams →
religion	Congregationalism →
residence	Boston, Massachusetts →
sexOrGender	male →
signature	Samuel Adams signature image →
spouse	Elizabeth Checkley → Elizabeth Wells →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adams family → Anti-Federalists → Committees of Correspondence → Patriots → Sons of Liberty →	notableMember
Essays in the Boston Gazette → Faneuil Hall → Old South Meeting House →	associatedWithPerson
Hancock-Clarke House → Liberty Tree →	associatedWith
Granary Burying Ground → Granary Burying Ground →	burialPlaceOf
Boston Massacre → Townshend Acts era →	hasKeyFigure
Boston Sons of Liberty → Liberty Boys →	hasMember
Essays in the Boston Gazette →	author
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →	coAuthor
William Dawes →	coParticipant
Sugar Act 1764 →	criticizedBy
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →	draftedBy
Samuel Adams →	fullName
Granary Burying Ground →	hasMemorialFor
Adams →	hasNotableBearer
Hollis Hall →	hasNotableResident
James Otis Jr. →	influenced
Second Continental Congress →	member
Boston Latin School →	notableAlumnus
Essays in the Boston Gazette →	notableAuthor
First Continental Congress →	notableDelegate
Patriot (American Revolution) →	notableLeader
Thomas Boylston Adams →	notableRelative
Stacy Schiff ("The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams") →	notableWork
John Adams (miniseries) →	portrays
Charles Adams →	relative
Hancock-Clarke House →	resident
United States Declaration of Independence →	signer
Stacy Schiff →	wroteAbout