Paul Revere And The Boston Tea Party
Paul Revere was born January 1, 1735, and died in his home city of Boston on May 10, 1818. Paul Revere’s first wife was Sarah Orne and they got married in 1757 and they had eight children. Not long after her unexpected death in 1773, Paul Revere married another woman and her name was Rachel Walker and they had eight children. Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party. He also alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775. Paul Revere was a silversmith and ardent colonialist. He set up for the famous ride on April 18,1775. He retired from his career in 1811 at the age of 76. Paul Revere became a Freemason in 1760, and soon joined two more overtly political groups- The Sons Of Liberty and the North End Caucus.
Paul Revere, who augmented his income by becoming an engraver and dentist, was by the 1760s a master goldsmith, faring well in a city that was struggling economically, squeezed by British tax policies. At 10 p.m. that night Revere rode to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British. Revere served as a Massachusetts Militia Officer. After the revolutionary war, Revere then settled into his life of being a silversmith, becoming a successful businessman. Paul Revere had many talents. Once hostilities began, Revere once again joined the artillery, serving without note until the disastrous expedition to Castine, Maine. The highlight of his whig activity came the night of April 18-19, 1775 when on Joseph Warren’s orders he crossed the Charles River and rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock the British troops were coming through on their way to Concord. In the aftermath of the American rout there, he faced charges of disobedience and incompetence that, although ultimately refuted, permanently ended his service. Paul Revere served primarily as a courier and an engraver of propaganda when he worked with the Sons Of Liberty and the North End Caucus. Paul Revere planned and established the nation’s first successful sheet-copper mill. When Paul Revere’s dad died he was struck, and Revere was only 19 at that time. When Revere saw that others were struggling, he knew that his own livelihood could soon be affected unless issues with the British were soon addressed. The battle of Lexington ensued, and with it, the American Revolution.
Paul Revere, who augmented his income by becoming an engraver and dentist, was by the 1760s a master goldsmith, faring well in a city that was struggling economically, squeezed by British tax policies. At 10 p.m. that night Revere rode to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British. Revere served as a Massachusetts Militia Officer. After the revolutionary war, Revere then settled into his life of being a silversmith, becoming a successful businessman. Paul Revere had many talents. Once hostilities began, Revere once again joined the artillery, serving without note until the disastrous expedition to Castine, Maine. The highlight of his whig activity came the night of April 18-19, 1775 when on Joseph Warren’s orders he crossed the Charles River and rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock the British troops were coming through on their way to Concord. In the aftermath of the American rout there, he faced charges of disobedience and incompetence that, although ultimately refuted, permanently ended his service. Paul Revere served primarily as a courier and an engraver of propaganda when he worked with the Sons Of Liberty and the North End Caucus. Paul Revere planned and established the nation’s first successful sheet-copper mill. When Paul Revere’s dad died he was struck, and Revere was only 19 at that time. When Revere saw that others were struggling, he knew that his own livelihood could soon be affected unless issues with the British were soon addressed. The battle of Lexington ensued, and with it, the American Revolution.