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

James Otis

By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009

1. James Otis Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the 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.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Sons of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 42° 21.42′ N, 71° 3.695′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. 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. Tragic Events (a few steps from this marker); Paul Revere Buried in this Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Granary Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Granary Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker);

Marker in Granary Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

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.

Victims of the Boston Massacre (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Family Memorials (within shouting distance of this marker); Park Street Church (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 . . .
1. Biography of James Otis. (Submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. Granary Burying Ground. Details of the Freedom Trail from the City of Boston website. (Submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary •

Granary Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

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.

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Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. This page originally submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 4. submitted on February 19, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.