Revolution 250 Podcast

William Molineux, Merchant, Smuggler, Patriot with J. L. Bell

January 03, 2023 J.L Bell Season 4 Episode 1
Revolution 250 Podcast
William Molineux, Merchant, Smuggler, Patriot with J. L. Bell
Show Notes

Merchant, smuggler & patriot, William Molineux if forgotten now, but was a leading voice among the Boston Sons of Liberty. His hands were in many if not most of the protests that occurred in Boston between the 1765 Stamp Act and the protests of 1774, when he died suddenly, some think by his own hand. One historian who has not forgotten Molineux is J. L. Bell, creator of the Boston 1775 blog and author of The Road to Concord:  How Four Stolen Cannons Ignited the Revolutionary War.  We learn more about William Molineux and his extraordinary career and influence.