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 a courier, soldier, and leader in the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and worked there as a silversmith.^[3] He was married twice and was the father of 16 children.^[4] He died in Boston at the age of 83 and was buried in the Granary Burying Ground.

Revere is well known for his engraving of the Boston Massacre. It was distributed widely within the American colonies and made Americans even more angry with the British.^[5] However, 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."

After the Revolutionary War ended 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]}

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.