Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was born on September 16, 1722.

Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts, in the British American colonies.

Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1732. He was an American politician who played a key role in the American Revolution.

In 1736, Samuel Adams went to Harvard College for his education.

In August 1740, Samuel Adams graduated from Harvard University, marking an important milestone in his education.

In 1747, Samuel Adams was elected to his first political office as one of the clerks of the Boston market, marking the beginning of his political career.

In 1748, Samuel Adams and his friends launched the Independent Advisor newspaper in response to their frustration with the British Parliament.

In October 1749, Samuel Adams married Elizabeth Checkley, his pastor's daughter, who later gave birth to six children, with only two surviving to adulthood.

Samuel Adams Jr. was born on this date.

In 1756, Samuel Adams was elected as a tax collector by the town, providing him with a small income.

On February 4, 1757, Samuel Adams' wife passed away, bringing a period of grief and mourning in his life.

In 1764, Samuel Adams argued against the Sugar Act of 1764, showcasing his opposition to British taxation policies.

On May 16, 1764, Samuel Adams married Elizabeth Wells after the death of his first wife. This event marked a new chapter in his personal life.

In 1765, Samuel Adams was elected to the Boston Town Meeting. This event marked the beginning of his active involvement in colonial politics.

On January 1, 1768, Samuel Adams initiated the circulation of circular letters among colonists, urging them to resist the oppressive measures imposed by the British Crown.

In 1770, Samuel Adams continued to encourage colonists to fight back against the unjust actions of the British Crown, fostering a spirit of resistance.

In 1772, Samuel Adams became a founding member of the Committee of Correspondence in Boston.

Samuel Adams established the Boston Committee of Correspondence to coordinate resistance efforts against the Tea Act by communicating with other colonies and sharing methods of protest against taxation without representation.

Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty issued anonymous letters demanding that the consignees resign at the Liberty Tree. However, the consignees did not show up, avoiding confrontation with the protesters.

The Town Meeting held at Faneuil Hall declared that Parliament had no authority to impose arbitrary taxes, equating such actions to enslaving Boston. This resolution reflected the growing resistance against British taxation policies.

In December 1773, Samuel Adams instructed John Rowe, owner of the ship Eleanor, to unload all cargo except for the tea, as part of the negotiations with ship owners and customs officials in Boston.

On December 11, 1773, Samuel Adams, along with the Boston Committee of Correspondence, directed Francis Rotch, owner of the ships Dartmouth and Beaver, to set sail for London with the East India Company tea on board. Rotch hesitated due to the presence of British warships in the harbor.

Samuel Adams brought Francis Rotch to the customs collector in Boston to ask for clearance for his ships to leave the port, but the collector insisted that the tea had to be unloaded before the ships could depart.

Samuel Adams, a key member of the Sons of Liberty, organized the Boston Tea Party as a protest against the Tea Act. Colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor, symbolizing resistance to British control.

On December 17, 1773, Samuel Adams wrote letters to the Sons of Liberty in New York and Philadelphia, proudly announcing the peaceful destruction of the tea in Boston. This action was part of the resistance against taxation without representation.

In 1774, Samuel Adams served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress.

In 1775, Samuel Adams was elected to the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.

In 1776, Samuel Adams helped draft Massachusetts’ state constitution.

Shays' Rebellion was an uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786 by small farmers who were angered by high taxes and debts, leading them to shut down debtor courts. Governor James Bowdoin consulted Samuel Adams, who played a key role in forming a hard-line policy to suppress the rebellion.

In 1789, Samuel Adams was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and served in that office until Governor Hancock's death in 1793. He became acting governor and was elected as governor in 1794, the first of four annual terms.

In 1794, Samuel Adams retired from politics and public life.

Samuel Adams wrote a dissertation discussing the fundamental principles of government.

On January 1, 1803, a letter was addressed to Samuel Adams.

Samuel Adams died at the age of 81 on October 2, 1803, in Boston. He was interred at the Granary Burying Ground. He was eulogized as the 'Father of the American Revolution' by Boston's Republican newspaper, the Independent Chronicle.

Historian George Bancroft portrayed Samuel Adams favorably in his monumental work 'History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent' published in 1852.

Samuel Adams' letters and essays, many of which were published in colonial newspapers like the Boston Gazette, were collected, edited, and published in a four-volume work between 1906 and 1908.

In 1985, the Boston Beer Company created Samuel Adams Boston Lager, a popular award-winning brand of beer, drawing upon the tradition that Samuel Adams had been a brewer.