Daniel Shays

Deceased Person

1747 – 1825

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Who was Daniel Shays?

Daniel Shays was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders of Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against oppressive debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.

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Born
1747
Hopkinton
Lived in
  • Massachusetts
Died
Sep 29, 1825
Sparta

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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