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Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Old Samuel Adams, was a deacon in the Old South Church in Boston. He also served as justice of the peace, selectman and was a Boston representative on the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1736, Samuel Adams attended Harvard University. He graduated in 1743 with a Master of Arts Degree. After graduation he began to study law, but soon gave that up. His father gave him a loan of 1,000 pounds. He loaned half of it and lost the other half when his business failed. After the fall of his business, he worked with his father in the family brewery. In 1748, his father died and his mother passed away soon thereafter. He inherited an estate, which included a home on Purchase Street and the family brewery. He spent most of his inheritance within 10 years and creditors attempted to seize his home. In 1756 he got a job as a tax collector. He soon accumulated over 8,000 pounds in uncollected taxes. He quit working as a tax collector in 1764. He then drafted instructions for the Boston legislature in 1764 and again in 1765. On September 27, 1765, he was elected a representative to the general court of Massachusetts and then re-elected continuously until 1774.
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