Paul Revere

Born January 1, 1735 in MA

Died 1818

• Famous patriot and spy who quietly warned Minutemen (i.e. Revolutionary soldiers) of the British invasion that began the American Revolution.

• Appointed a lieutenant colonel in the American army but put on trial and discharged.

• Later became a successful silversmith and his copper was used on many battleships (including the USS Constitution, aka ‘Old Ironsides’).

Fun fact: it is most likely just myth that he yelled “The British are coming!”