List of Patriots (American Revolution)
Patriots were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution. Most of the individuals listed below served it in multiple capacities.
Statesmen and office holders
- John Adams (1735 - 1826) was an American statesman, Founding Father and leader of the American Revolution who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.[1]
- John Dickinson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Alexander Hamilton
- John Hancock
- John Jay
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Kent
- Richard Henry Lee
- James Madison
- William Paca
- Jonathan Shipley
Businessmen and writers
Military officers
African-American Patriots
References
- Cohen, Paula Marantz (2 July 2019). "John Adams Was the Most Ingenuous Founding Father". WSJ. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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