Paul Revere

Paul Revere
John Singleton Copley, Portrait of Paul Revere. c. 1768–1770, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Born	(1735-01-01)January 1, 1735 (O.S.: December 21, 1734) North End, Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	May 10, 1818(1818-05-10) (aged 83) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Silversmith, colonial militia officer
Political party	Federalist
Spouses	Sarah Orne ​ ​ (m. 1757; died 1773)​ Rachel Walker ​ ​ (m. 1773; died 1813)​
Children	8 with Sarah Orne 8 with Rachel Walker including Joseph
Parent	Apollos Rivoire (father)
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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]

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."

1. ↑ Gill 1891, pp. 10–11. sfn error: no target: CITEREFGill1891 (help)
2. ↑ Fischer 1994, p. 297.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Paul Revere". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
4. ↑ "Paul Revere's Ancestry". The Paul Revere House. The Paul Revere Memorial Association. 1993. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
5. ↑ "Paul Revere's Engraving – Explained". BostonMassacre.net. Boston Massacre Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
6. ↑ "Our Story - Revere Copper". reverecopper.com. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. ↑ Zigrino, Kali (20 April 2022). "Revere Copper Products recognized as historic local business". WKTV NewsChannel2. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. ↑ I, Sean (13 May 2023). "Paul Revere to ride again atop Revere Copper Products". Rome Sentinel. Retrieved 13 October 2023.