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Paul Revere

Paul Revere, born in 1734, is one of America’s renowned patriots, known primarily for his famous midnight ride from the Old North Church. However, Revere first gained fame as a silversmith, one of the best in Boston. He was a humble man, never politically active, until the Boston Massacre, where he made his infamous engraving (see Boston Massacre). Because of the depression from the revolution/taxes, Revere quit his vocation and started creating political cartoons, songs, and (out of all things) false teeth.




Yet, the reason for which he deserves praise is not because of his sub-brilliant dentures. He was one of the covert organizers of the Boston Tea Party, often conspiring with the likes of James Otis, Josiah Quincy, and Dr. Joseph Warren, members of both the local Masonic Lodge (which Revere belonged to) and the Son’s of Liberty. In addition, Paul Revere traveled from Boston to New York and Philadelphia, to spread the word of the Boston Tea Party’s success.


Although his political activity waned, Revere acted as a courier from the Boston Committee of Correspondence to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Because of his new job and his connections with the Masonic Lodge, Dr. Warren directed him to awake the houses of John Hancock and Samuel Adams on the 18th of April. This ride made his name synonymous with American Patriots such as Adams and Hancock as well as it made him famous through the poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.