JAMES OTIS

1725-1783

revolutionary Lawyer & Propagandist

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education: Harvard

Occupation: lawyer

Political Affiliation:

Organizational Affiliation(s): Mason

Religious Affiliation:

Summary of Religious Views:

Views on Religion & Politics:

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References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

Works by James Otis

ed. by C. F. Mullett, Some Political Writings of James Otis, 1929

Biographies

John Clark Ridpath, James Otis The Pre-Revolutionist (World Wide School) (also available from Project Gutenberg); reprint, James Otis The Pre-Revolutionist

Articles

Rev. H. Hewitt, "James Otis, Jr," The New England Magazine, Vol. 4, Iss. 4, April 1886, pp. 319-330

Links

Works by James Otis

The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved (TeachingAmericanHistory.org)
Against the Writs of Assistance, by James Otis (National Humanities Institute)
Against the Writs of Assistance, by James Otis (Minnesota State University Moorhead)

Biographical Sites

The Men Behind the American Revolution: James Otis (18th Century History)
How did James Otis die?
American Political Writing, 1760-1789: James Otis, (Bartleby.com)
A Rhetorical Analysis of James Otis's Against Writs of Assistance, by Tim Borchers (Minnesota State University Moorhead)