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1722 – 1803Samuel Adams (1722-1803)Died 2 October 1803, aged 81Samuel Adams was an American statesman and leader of the Sons of Liberty who helped organize resistance to British rule before the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Massachusetts. He died in Boston.