William Molineux
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Template:Short description Template:More sources Template:Infobox person William Molineux (Template:Circa 1713 – October 22, 1774) was a hardware merchant in colonial Boston of Irish descent best known for his role in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and earlier political protests.Template:Citation needed
Popular culture
He is a featured character in the 2012 video game, Assassin's Creed III.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
References
Bibliography
- Bell, J. L. "William Molineux, Forgotten Revolutionary"
- Tyler, John W. Smugglers & Patriots: Boston Merchants and the Advent of the American Revolution. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1986. Template:ISBN.
- New England Magazine, Volume 9.
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Categories:
- 1710s births
- 1774 deaths
- Merchants from colonial Massachusetts
- 18th-century American merchants
- Smugglers from the Thirteen Colonies
- 18th-century American criminals
- Patriots in the American Revolution
- People from colonial Boston
- People of Massachusetts in the American Revolution
- Huguenot participants in the American Revolution
- English emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony
- People from Beacon Hill, Boston