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George Robert Twelves Hewes | |
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 Portrait of Hewes painted by Joseph G. Cole in 1835 | |
| Born | August 25, 1742 Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | November 5, 1840 (aged 98) Richfield Springs, New York |
| Buried | Grand Army of the Republic cemetery, Richfield Springs, New York |
| Allegiance |  United States of America
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| Service | Massachusetts militia Massachusetts Navy (Privateer) |
| Years of service | Massachusetts militia - 1777, 1778, 1780, 1781 Privateer - 1776 (with the Diamond), 1779 (with the Defence) |
| Rank | Private |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Hewes, Sally Sumner |
| Children | 15 |
| Other work | Shoemaker. [1] |
George Robert Twelves Hewes (August 25, 1742 – November 5, 1840)[2] was a participant in the political protests in Boston at the onset of the American Revolution, and one of the last survivors of the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. Later he fought in the American Revolutionary War as a militiaman and privateer. Shortly before his death at the age of 98, Hewes was the subject of two biographies and much public commemoration.
- ^ Hobsbawm, E. J.; Scott, Joan Wallach (1980). "POLITICAL SHOEMAKERS". Past and Present. 89 (1): 89. doi:10.1093/past/89.1.86. ISSN 0031-2746.
- ^ "George Robert Twelves Hewes". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 3 February 2016.