Paul Revere: Messenger and Patriotic Silversmith

Paul Revere (1735–1818) was a Boston-born silversmith and a militiaman involved in the American independence movement. Just prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, he became famous for his "Midnight Ride" alerting people to the advance of British troops, contributing greatly to the mobilization of the militia. As a member of the Sons of Liberty, he also participated in anti-British activities. In his later years, he succeeded as a businessman and is remembered as a symbolic figure of the early American independence movement.

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