Samuel adams By bdial11 Sep 27, 1722 Born 1743 Graduated from Harvard Masters Degree. 1749 Married Elizabeth Checkly Elizabeth dies in 1757. 1756 Elected tax collector 1764 Married Eizabeth Wells I guess i had a thing for Elizabeths. 1764 Argued against the sugar act 1765 Elected to Boston town meeting 1765 Elected to continental congress 1765 Led stamp act protest 1776 Helped draft and sign the constitution 1781 Retired from continental congress 1793 Governor of Massachusetts. Liutenant governor. Retires as governor in 1797. Oct 2, 1803 Died