Samuel Adams American Patriot & Politician ______________________________________________ To know Samuel Adams the person, one must look far back to the earliest days of his life and move forward from there. To know Adams the American Patriot, one must be aware of this politician's tremendous efforts from within the early United States government. The following biography will examine both sides of this American founding father. Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27, 1722. One could have guessed …
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…as Governor of Massachusetts from 1793 to 1797. "Born in Boston, died in Boston" might be a good epitaph for Samuel Adams, as noted by William Fowler in his book Samuel Adams - Radical Puritan. Adams died a peaceful death on October 3, 1803. His contributons to the success of our nation can never be forgotten, and his dedication to the rights of Americans should never go without recognition. ______________________________________________ Bibliography Fowler, W. (1997). Samuel Adams: Radical Puritan. Addison Wesley Longman.