1735–1818

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Who Was Paul Revere?

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Early Life, Career, and Family

Boston Tea Party

Midnight Ride

Later Years and Death

Paul Revere House

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Who Was Paul Revere?

Paul Revere was an American revolutionary who famously warned a colonial militia of approaching British soldiers on April 18, 1775. Before the war, the Boston colonist was a respected silversmith and artisan. Revere began to support American independence in the 1760s and later took part in the Boston Tea Party . His legendary midnight ride on horseback and a notification system of lanterns he devised contributed to the patriots’ victory in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the Revolutionary War. The folk hero died at age 83 in May 1818.…