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- NAME: Samuel Adams
- OCCUPATION: Political Leader
- BIRTH DATE: September 27, 1722
- DEATH DATE: October 02, 1803
- EDUCATION: Harvard College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston, Massachusetts
- PLACE OF DEATH: Boston, Massachusetts
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American Revolutionary Samuel Adams organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Born Sept. 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts, Samuel Adams attended Harvard College and graduated in 1740. The American revolutionary became a strong opponent of British taxation and organized resistance to the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party and led opp© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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