Samuel Adams

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Founding Father
human
patriot leader
burialPlace Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: 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 University
surface form: Harvard College
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Adams
fullName Samuel Adams self-link
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 Second Continental Congress
surface form: Continental Congress

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Sons of Liberty
movement American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution

patriot cause
notableWork Articles of Confederation
surface form: Articles of Confederation (advocacy and contribution)

Essays in the Boston Gazette
Committees of Correspondence
surface form: Massachusetts Circular Letter
occupation political philosopher
politician
tax collector
writer
officeEnd Governor of Massachusetts: 1797
officeStart Governor of Massachusetts: 1794
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: 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

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Boston Massacre hasKeyFigure Samuel Adams
American Declaration of Independence signer Samuel Adams
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress member Samuel Adams
Sons of Liberty notableMember Samuel Adams
Faneuil Hall associatedWithPerson Samuel Adams
Charles Adams relative Samuel Adams
Hollis Hall hasNotableResident Samuel Adams
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States burialPlaceOf Samuel Adams
subject surface form: Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States hasMemorialFor Samuel Adams
subject surface form: Granary Burying Ground
Hancock-Clarke House resident Samuel Adams
Hancock-Clarke House associatedWith Samuel Adams
Anti-Federalists notableMember Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams fullName Samuel Adams self-link
Adams hasNotableBearer Samuel Adams
Liberty Tree associatedWith Samuel Adams
Boston Sons of Liberty hasMember Samuel Adams
Liberty Boys hasMember Samuel Adams
Patriots notableMember Samuel Adams
James Otis Jr. influenced Samuel Adams
Sugar Act 1764 criticizedBy Samuel Adams
Townshend Acts era hasKeyFigure Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff notableWork Samuel Adams
this entity surface form: The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff wroteAbout Samuel Adams
Adams family notableMember Samuel Adams
John Adams (miniseries) portrays Samuel Adams
William Dawes coParticipant Samuel Adams
Essays in the Boston Gazette author Samuel Adams
Boston Latin School notableAlumnus Samuel Adams
Thomas Hutchinson opposedBy Samuel Adams
Adams, Massachusetts namedAfter Samuel Adams
Continental Congress hasMember Samuel Adams
Granary Burial Ground burialPlaceOf Samuel Adams
Colonial Boston notablePerson Samuel Adams
Elizabeth Checkley spouse Samuel Adams
Elizabeth Checkley marriedToNotablePerson Samuel Adams
this entity surface form: Founding Father Samuel Adams
Elizabeth Checkley notableRelative Samuel Adams