James Otis Jr.

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American revolutionary figure lawyer person political writer

James Otis Jr. was an influential colonial lawyer and early American revolutionary thinker whose arguments against British taxation helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the American Revolution.

Aliases (1)

Life of James Otis of Massachusetts ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American revolutionary figure → lawyer → person → political writer →
authorOf	The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved →
causeOfDeath	lightning strike →
citizenship	Colony of Massachusetts Bay → United States →
countryOfBirth	British America →
countryOfDeath	United States →
dateOfBirth	1725-02-05 →
dateOfDeath	1783-05-23 →
educatedAt	Harvard College →
ethnicGroup	English American →
familyName	Otis →
fullName	James Otis Jr. →
givenName	James →
ideology	natural rights theory → republicanism →
influenced	American revolutionary thought → John Adams → Samuel Adams →
knownFor	arguments against taxation without representation → early advocacy of colonial rights → opposition to writs of assistance →
legalSpecialty	admiralty law →
memberOf	Massachusetts House of Representatives →
movement	American Revolution →
notableIdea	"Taxation without representation is tyranny" (associated slogan) →
notableWork	Against Writs of Assistance argument (1761) → The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved →
occupation	lawyer → orator → pamphleteer → politician →
opposedTo	Stamp Act → writs of assistance →
parent	James Otis Sr. →
placeOfBirth	Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
placeOfDeath	Andover, Massachusetts →
positionHeld	advocate general of the Admiralty Court for Massachusetts → member of the Massachusetts General Court →
publicationDate	1764 →
religion	Congregationalism →
residence	Boston, Massachusetts →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Mercy Otis Warren →
spouse	Ruth Cunningham →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Granary Burying Ground → Granary Burying Ground →	burialPlaceOf
Boston Sons of Liberty → Liberty Boys →	hasMember
Faneuil Hall →	associatedWithPerson
Sugar Act 1764 →	criticizedBy
James Otis Jr. →	fullName
Patriot (American Revolution) →	notableLeader
Sons of Liberty →	notableMember
William Tudor ("Life of James Otis of Massachusetts") →	notableWork
Mercy Otis Warren →	sibling