He was born on 1 January 1735 in the North End of Boston.
He died on 10 May 1818.
He was American.
He is most famous for alerting the Colonial militia (the American Patriots) of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.
He is an inventor : he invented an alarm system to keep watch on the British army.He was also a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith.