Samuel Adams Timeline By Dax-The-Gamer Sep 22, 1722 Born In Boston 1729 Went to Boston Latin School 1736 Entered Harvard 1743 Graduated Harvard with a degree Period: 1747 to 1774 Served as Boston Clerk May 27, 1749 Launched the Independent Advertiser Period: Oct 17, 1749 to Jul 25, 1757 Married Elizabeth Checkley 1756 Elected Tax Collector Apr 5, 1764 Argued Sugar Act of 1764 1765 Samuel Adams was elected to represent Boston in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Dec 16, 1773 Caused the Boston Tea Party Aug 2, 1776 Signed the Declaration of Independence 1781 Retired from Continental Congress Period: Apr 7, 1794 to 1797 Elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Oct 2, 1803 Died in Cambridge