Paul Revere
American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Revere (/rɪˈvɪər/; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)[N 1] – May 10, 1818)[3] was an early United States Patriot and a leader of the American Revolution. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and worked there as a silversmith.[3] He was married twice and became the father of 16 children.[4]
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Born | (1735-01-01)January 1, 1735 (O.S.: December 21, 1734) |
Died | May 10, 1818(1818-05-10) (aged 83) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Silversmith, colonial militia officer |
Political party | Federalist |
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Revere was a member of a group called The Sons of Liberty. This group wanted better treatment for the American colonies from the British government. Revere made a silver engraving of the Boston Massacre. This engraving made Americans even more angry with the British.[5]
Revere was a courier and soldier in the American Revolution. After the Revolutionary War in 1801, he opened a metal foundry in Boston called the Revere Copper Company which was the first copper rolling mill in North America. It is still in operation today. [6] [7] [8] He died in Boston, and was buried in the Granary Burying Ground. He is most famous for alerting the colonial militia that British soldiers were coming before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about this called "Paul Revere's Ride."