Deacon Samuel Adams

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Hannah Adams by SmartCopy: Feb 21 2015, 16:28:57 UTC

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Samuel Adams Sr., father of Samuel Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence,  was a deacon of the Old South Church in Boston, ran a brewery and occupied a political post in the colony’s governing body. Samuel, Sr. was a leader by nature. He became involved in politics through the Boston Caucus which is an organization that promoted candidates who supported popular causes and nominated them for offices. Later on he became a justice of the peace and a Boston representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was one of the founders of the Country Party and had frequent meetings at his house. This exposed Samuel, Jr. to politics and politicians since childhood.

from: http://www.samuel-adams-heritage.com/biography/family.html