The Loyal Nine
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The Loyal Nine were nine patriot colonists who first got together in response to the Stamp Act. The Loyal Nine became the Sons of Liberty.[1]
The Loyal Nine
They were:[2][3][4]
John Avery, a distiller and club secretary;
John Smith and Stephen Cleverly, both braziers;
Thomas Crafts, a printer;
Benjamin Edes, who along with John Gill produced the important Boston Gazette;
Thomas Chase, a distiller;
Joseph Field, a ship's captian;
George Trott, a jeweler;
Henry Bass, a merchant related to Samuel Adams
References
- ↑ The Formation of the Sons of Liberty. Massachusetts Historical Society.
- ↑ (2000) Thomas Hutchinson and the Origins of the American Revolution. NYU Press, 69.
- ↑ (2015) History Bytes: 37 People, Places, and Events that Shaped American History. Lulu, 26.
- ↑ (2001) A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 43.