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Samuel Adams

Founding Father of the United States (1722–1803)

For other uses, see Samuel Adams (disambiguation).

Samuel Adams

In this c. 1772 portrait, Adams points at the Massachusetts Charter, which he viewed as a constitution that protected the peoples' rights.[1]

In office
October 8, 1794 – June 2, 1797
Acting: October 8, 1793 – October 8, 1794
LieutenantMoses Gill
Preceded byJohn Hancock
Succeeded byIncrease Sumner
In office
1789–1794
Acting Governor
October 8, 1793 – 1794
GovernorJohn Hancock
Preceded byBenjamin Lincoln
Succeeded byMoses Gill
In office
1787–1788
1782–1785
In office
1774–1777
In office
1779–1781
In office
1766–1774
Born(1722-09-27)September 27, 1722
Boston, Massachusetts Bay
DiedOctober 2, 1803(1803-10-02) (aged 81)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeGranary Burying Ground, Boston
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (179 Sons of Liberty - Wikipedia MOTE