William Williams was born on April 23, 1731 in Lebanon, Connecticut. He was a
Selectman for twenty-five years, served the provincial and later state Legislature for nearly forty years-during which time he was councilor, member, and Speaker of the House.
He was appointed by the Connecticut Assembly to become a delegate for the Second
Continental Congress after Oliver Wolcott fell ill. Even though he didn’t make it in time to
Philadelphia to take part in the debates and cast a vote for the Declaration, he made it in time to sign the Declaration when most of the delegates did. If William Williams missed the meeting, his signature would not have made it on the document that made history. In 1777, he was appointed to the Board of War. After the war, he was in …show more content…
Opposing to British taxation, he helped formulate the resistance of the Stamp Act, and also played an important role in organizing the Boston
Tea Party. Adams served as a legislator of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Among his achievements, he founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence, which—like similar entities in other towns across the Colonies—proved a vital tool for communication and coordination during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for the
Continental Congress until 1781, and in this role, he urged for a break from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence alongside his second cousin, John Adams. He served as Massachusetts governor until he died on October 2, 1803 in his hometown of
Boston, Massachusetts.
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1708 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a publisher, printer, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. He went on to Philadelphia after failing to find a job in New York City. Upon arrival, he realized he was left high and dry. As he made it back home, He was appointed clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly
Selectman for twenty-five years, served the provincial and later state Legislature for nearly forty years-during which time he was councilor, member, and Speaker of the House.
He was appointed by the Connecticut Assembly to become a delegate for the Second
Continental Congress after Oliver Wolcott fell ill. Even though he didn’t make it in time to
Philadelphia to take part in the debates and cast a vote for the Declaration, he made it in time to sign the Declaration when most of the delegates did. If William Williams missed the meeting, his signature would not have made it on the document that made history. In 1777, he was appointed to the Board of War. After the war, he was in …show more content…
Opposing to British taxation, he helped formulate the resistance of the Stamp Act, and also played an important role in organizing the Boston
Tea Party. Adams served as a legislator of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Among his achievements, he founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence, which—like similar entities in other towns across the Colonies—proved a vital tool for communication and coordination during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for the
Continental Congress until 1781, and in this role, he urged for a break from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence alongside his second cousin, John Adams. He served as Massachusetts governor until he died on October 2, 1803 in his hometown of
Boston, Massachusetts.
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1708 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a publisher, printer, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. He went on to Philadelphia after failing to find a job in New York City. Upon arrival, he realized he was left high and dry. As he made it back home, He was appointed clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly