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| 1772 portrait by John Singleton Copley |
On this day in 1722 Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He would eventually become a founding father of our country and would also become the 4th Governor of Massachusetts. A businessman and tax collector before turning to politics. He was Harvard educated. An active protagonist of the American Revolution. He participated in the first and second Continental Congress.
On side note Samuel Adams had participated family business of malt houses that produced malt for brewing. He was not an actual brewer as one might believe from beer named in his honor.
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