1735-1818. American nationalist, a Boston
silversmith, who carried the news of the
approach of British troops to Lexington and
Concord (see American Independence, War of)
on the night of 18 Apr 1775. Longfellow's
poem `Paul Revere's Ride' commemorates the
event. Revere's silver Sons of Liberty
punchbowl 1768 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
USA) is a notable piece. He also produced
propaganda prints exposing British atrocities
in the war.