Politicians & Activists

Learn about Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French courtier, speculator, spy, and gunrunner for the American Revolution.

Learn about Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French foreign minister during the American Revolution.

Learn about Thomas Paine: author, propagandist, political philosopher, and revolutionary. Read a biography and key facts about Thomas Paine.

Learn about Thomas Hutchinson, last royal governor of the province of Massachusetts, and acting governor at the time of the Boston Massacre.

Learn about Silas Deane, American diplomat during the Revolutionary War.. Read a biography and key facts about Silas Deane.

Learn about Robert Morris, so-called "Financier of the American Revolution", and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Learn about Robert R. Livingstone, American politician and co-creator of the Declaration of Independence.

Learn about Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician. Read a biography and key facts about Peyton Randolph.

Learn about Patrick Henry, American statesman and orator. Read a biography and key facts about Patrick Henry.

Learn about William Lee, American diplomat during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about William Lee.

Learn about Richard Henry Lee, American statesman and orator. Read a biography and key facts about Richard Henry Lee.

Learn about Arthur Lee, American politician and diplomat. Read a biography and key facts about Arthur Lee.

Learn about Joseph Warren, American politician during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about Joseph Warren.

Learn about John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister, educationalist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Learn about John Rutledge, American jurist and politician. Read a biography and key facts about John Rutledge.

Learn about John Jay, American statesman, diplomat, and first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Learn about John Dickinson, American writer, soldier, and politician. Read a biography and key facts about John Dickinson.

Learn about James Wilson, American statesman, jurist, and politician. Read a biography and key facts about James Wilson.

Learn about James Otis Jr., American lawyer and political activist during the American Revolution. Read a biography and key facts about James Otis Jr.

Learn about Henry Laurens, American politician during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about Henry Laurens.

Learn about Gouverneur Morris, American politician during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about Gouverneur Morris.

Learn about George Mason, American politician and friend of George Washington. Read a biography and key facts about George Mason.

Learn about Elbridge Gerry, American politician and member of the Continental Congress. Read a biography and key facts about Elbridge Gerry.

Learn about Edmund Randolph, American politician during the Revolutionary War, and former Secretary of State.

Learn about Charles Pinckney, American politician during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about Charles Pinckney.

Learn about Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American political leader. Read a biography and key facts about Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

Learn about Benjamin Rush, American physician, teacher, and Revolutionary figure. Read a biography and key facts about Benjamin Rush.

Learn about Samuel Adams, American statesman during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about Samuel Adams.

Learn about Frederick North, British Prime Minister during the American Revolution. Read a biography and key facts about Lord North.

Learn about Edmund Burke, British statesman and political writer. Read a biography and key facts about Edmund Burke.