Paul Revere
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Fun Facts
- Paul was the 11th of 12 children
- His father, Appolos Rivoire, was a French Huguenot that fled to America when he was 13 to escape religious persecution
- His father Anglicized their last name (changed it to make it easier to say in English)
- Paul worked as a silversmith and amateur dentist
- He was able to identify the body of a friend, Joseph Warren, that died during the revolutionary war by recognizing wire he had used on a false tooth.
- He was an artist that created copper plate engravings and illustrations
- He organized a spy ring
- Henry Longfellow wrote a famous poem about him, but unlike the poem implies, Paul was not riding by himself and he never reached Concord
- He had 16 children, 8 with his first wife, Sarah Orne, and 8 with his second wife, Rachel Walker, whom he married after Sarah’s death.
- His home is the oldest building in downtown Boston. It was built in 1680 after a fire destroyed the original building.
- He died at the old age of 83. Only 5 of his 16 children were still alive at his death.
Words to Remember
Listen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year.
By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Claims to Fame
- Rode on horse back to warn patriot leaders that the British were coming.
- Took part in the revolutionary war and helped fortify Boston against British attach
- Assisted in ratifying the U.S. Constitution in Massachusetts
Examples of Artwork
Opposing Views
- Some contend Paul gets too much credit and the other Sons of Liberty do not get enough credit. They content that Longfellow’s poem made Paul overly famous. In response, people note that Paul Revere was already famous before Longfellow wrote the poem and that he became famous because of the danger he willingly undertook riding out on horseback ahead of the British (as opposed to less dangerous routes that others took).
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