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| Thomas Paine | The radical propagandist and voice of the common man, Thomas Paine, was born in Thetford in Norfolk on January 29, 1737.He contributed articles to the Pennsylvania Magazine on a wide range of topics. Thus on January 10, 1776, he published a short pamphlet, Common Sense, which immediately established his reputation as a revolutionary propagandist. Although he had only been in America less than a year, Paine committed himself to the cause of American independence. He attacked monarchical government and the alleged virtues of the British constitution, opposing any reconciliation with Great Britain. | |||||||||||||||||||
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He had served as governor of Virginia, as U.S. minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington, as vice-president in the administration of John Adams, and as president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. | Thomas Jefferson | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Abigail Adams |
Abigail Adams, b. Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 11, 1744, d. Oct. 28, 1818, was the wife of John ADAMS, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy ADAMS, sixth president. | |||||||||||||||||||
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