Portrait of Sam Adams by John Singleton Copley.
Samuel Adams Quick Facts
Quick Facts About Sam Adams
Born September 27, 1722, Boston, Massachusetts
Graduated from Harvard College in 1740
Cousin of John Adams, second U.S. President
Founding member of the Sons of Liberty
Member of the Boston Committee of Correspondence
Influential essayist who inflamed colonial discontent with British taxes such as the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Act (1765) and the Townshend Acts (1767)
Instrumental in bringing about the Boston Tea Party (1773)
Elected to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts from 1774 to 1781
Signed Declaration of Independence in 1776
Four-term Governor of Massachusetts from 1793 to 1797
Member of the Massachusetts convention for ratification of the Federal Constitution, 1788
Died October 2, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts
Buried at Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
