
Massachusetts
Samuel Adams
Father of the Revolution
Samuel Adams
1722–1803 • Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
Most Important Quote
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority.”
Biography
Organizer of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party. The political mind that turned Boston into a revolutionary capital.
Stances
Radical republican. Suspicious of all power, monarchical or federal.