Daniel Shays
American soldier, revolutionary, leader of Shays' Rebellion · Lived 1747 to 1825 · aged 78
Daniel Ogden Shays was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies that took place in Massachusetts between 1786 and 1787. The actual role played by Shays in the rebellion is disputed by scholars.
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Daniel and Abigail Shays' Pelham, MA farmhouse, c. 1898
Contemporary engraving depicting Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, another rebel leader; the artist intentionally rendered them in an unflattering way
The Springfield Armory (building pictured is from the 19th century) was the first major target of the rebellion.
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Lived 1747 to 1825 · aged 78