Paul Revere: Biography And Role In Boston Tea Party

Paul Revere is a historical figure who was very important at the time he was alive. He was part of the Boston Tea Party and famous for his warning about the british coming in 1775. Paul Revere is and has always been known for his actions. My point of choosing Paul Revere is to show that anybody is just as important as everybody.

Paul Revere was born January 1, 1735, in Boston Massachusetts, but his true birth date is unknown. He was the son of Apollos Rivoire and Deborah Hichborn. His father was a French immigrant who came to America when he was 13 on his own and his mother was a Boston native, who came from a artisan family. His father set up his own workshop Because he was an apprentice to a gold smith before. When he was old enough his Paul, the eldest of the seven children became his father appreintence. Paul revere learned the arts of gold and silversmithing at his father’s workshop. Paul went to the North Writing School to be educated.

Paul’s father died when he was 19 leaving him the man of the house. Two years later he was commissioned as second lieutenant at the Massachusetts Artillery, in 1756. He was sent to New York to fight the french. When he came back in the fall he began the earnest to build the family silver business. He business was his profession in his life for more than 40 years. In 1757, he married Sarah Orne, he had eight kids with her. After her unexpected death she died, but not many years later he married Rachel Walker, her two he had eight children with. Even with his business well, he always took stock of the situation around him. Paul work in making things like spoons to full metal tea sets. He hired employees and undertook apprentices. During income with other businesses he began working in designing magazine, newspaper, books and much more. With the time and skill he became a dentist for quite some time. He fixed false teeth sold toothpaste and did check-ups. Although it would of been cool he did not make George Washington’s false tooth.

Paul joined the freemasons and made friends with other activist. He was sent to spy on soldiers and their movement. As a member of the North Caucus, Revere took part in meetings that planned the destruction of East India Company Tea in December 1773. The next day, he spread the word of the Boston Tea Party to New York and Philadelphia. In 1775, on April 15, at ten that night he rode his horse to Legington, to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams about the approach of. There was a battle. In the summer of 1779, Paul Revere was appointed commander of the field artillery in a large multi-colony expedition sent to the Maine district of Massachusetts to capture a small fort at Cascine. The Penobscot River retreat turned quickly into an panicked rout. The American land forces became scattered and most made their way back to Boston on foot. He manufactured gunpowder and cannon for the Continental Army, printed the country’s first money, and commanded Castle William at Boston Harbor.

After the war, Paul continued to be a master craftsman. After he learned to roll copper he opened the first , copper-rolling mill. Revere was 76 when he retired in 1811. Revere died of natural causes on May 10, 1818 at the age of 83, leaving five children, several grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.