Born: September 27, 1722
Birthplace: Boston, Mass.
Education: Master of Arts, Harvard. (Politician)
Work: Tax-collector; Elected to Massachusetts Assembly, 1765; Delegate to the First Continental Congress, 1774; Signed Declaration of Independence, 1776; Member of Massachusetts State constitutional convention, 1781; Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Mass., 1789; Elected Governor of Massachusetts, 1794-'97.
Died: October 2, 1803