James Warren: podcast appearances and interviews

James Warren was an American merchant, politician, and military officer who served as an emeritus professor of history at Share More Stories. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 28, 1726, he was part of an affluent New England family and studied at Harvard College from 1745 to 1747. Warren's career began in business and farming in his hometown, where he married Mercy Otis in 1754; together, they had five sons. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1766 and served until 1778. During the escalating tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies, Warren became a notable supporter of colonial resistance and jointly formed a committee of correspondence in Massachusetts. He was a delegate to the first Massachusetts Provincial Congress in October 1774 and served as president of the third Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1780, succeeding Joseph Warren after his death at Bunker Hill. Throughout the Revolutionary War, Warren held multiple roles, including being the Paymaster-General for the Continental Army and participating on the naval board of the Continental Navy from 1776 to 1781. He also served as a general officer in the Massachusetts Militia for a year until his resignation in 1777. After the war, Warren was elected as speaker of the Massachusetts General Court in 1787. He retired from politics in 1794 and passed away in Plymouth in 1808.