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Beacon Hill in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

James Otis

 
 
James Otis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009
1. James Otis Marker
Inscription.
Here lies buried
James Otis
Orator and Patriot of the Revolution
Famous for his argument
against Writs of Assistance
Born 1725 – Died 1783

Massachusetts Society – Sons of the Revolution
1808

 
Erected 1898 by Massachusetts Society – Sons of the Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.
 
Location. 42° 21.42′ N, 71° 3.695′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. Marker is on Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the Granary Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Paul Revere Buried in this Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Granary Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Granary Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); John Phillips (within shouting distance of this
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marker); Park Street Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Manufactory House Site (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smibert (within shouting distance of this marker); First Commercial Dental Laboratory in America (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Take a tour of the markers found along the walking trail in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground.
 
Also see . . .  Biography of James Otis. NNDB website entry (Submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Marker in Granary Burying Ground image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009
2. Marker in Granary Burying Ground
James Otis was a major voice of the Patriot Cause until a clubbing by a British officer in a barroom brawl caused him to lose his sanity.
Granary Burying Ground image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009
3. Granary Burying Ground
The James Otis marker is located in the Granary Burying Ground. This cemetery, established in 1660, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Hon. James Otis, jun. Esq; image. Click for full size.
Internet Archive
4. The Hon. James Otis, jun. Esq;
originally from Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack, 1770, reprinted in Lossing, 1860, The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution.
Granary Burial Ground image. Click for more information.
Photographed By Larry Gertner
5. Granary Burial Ground
The Freedom Trail website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,334 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on February 19, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   5. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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