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    American statesman, political philosopher, governor of Massachusetts and Founding Father of the United States

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    Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States.

  2. Oct 27, 2009 · Samuel Adams was a political leader and activist who played a vital role in urging colonial America to break with Britain during the American Revolution.

  3. Apr 26, 2024 · Samuel Adams, politician of the American Revolution, leader of the Massachusetts ‘radicals,’ who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was later lieutenant governor (1789–93) and governor (1794–97) of Massachusetts.

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  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Samuel Adams? A strong opponent of British taxation, Samuel Adams helped formulate resistance to the Stamp Act and played a vital role in organizing the Boston Tea Party.

  5. Samuel Adams delivered what may count as the most remarkable second act in American life. It was all the more confounding after the first: He was a perfect failure until middle age.

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  6. 1 day ago · Definition. Samuel Adams (1722-1803) was a prominent Patriot leader in the American Revolution (1765-1789), and a Founding Father of the United States. He was one of the most vocal opponents of 'taxation without representation', was a founding member of the Sons of Liberty, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the fourth Governor of ...

  7. Born as the son of a church deacon in 1722, Samuel Adams understood from a young age the authority private citizens could hold over politics once properly mobilized.

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