Samuel Adams Sr.

Samuel Adams Sr. (1689–1748) was an American brewer, and father of Samuel Adams.

Life

He was born in Boston, on May 16, 1689. He was a Deacon in the Congregational Church.[1]

He was a Boston Caucus member with Elisha Cooke.[2] In 1740, he helped create a Land Bank, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, using paper money to promote commerce, with a scarcity of gold and silver coins. In July 1741, the House of Commons passed a bill destroying the land bank, by making shareholders liable for the bank's debts.[3][4]

Family

In 1713, he married Mary Fifield.[1] They had twelve children. Three survived into adulthood, including Samuel Adams.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Mark Puls (28 July 2015). Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution. St. Martin's Press. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-1-250-09144-4.
  2. ↑ Andrew Stephen Walmsley (1 October 2000). Thomas Hutchinson and the Origins of the American Revolution. NYU Press. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-8147-9370-1.
  3. ↑ John K. Alexander (13 January 2004). Samuel Adams: America's Revolutionary Politician. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-4616-4278-7.
  4. ↑ Harlow Unger (2011). American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution. Da Capo Press. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-306-81976-6.
  5. ↑ Michael Burgan (1 January 2005). Samuel Adams: Patriot and Statesman. Capstone. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-7565-1069-5.
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