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James Otis

lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

† 1783-05-23 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 16 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

James Otis was born on February 5, 1725 in Barnstable and died on May 23, 1783 in Andover, aged 58. Recorded occupations: lawyer, journalist, politician and writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Educated at Harvard University.

At a glance
Born
February 5, 1725 · Barnstable
Died
May 23, 1783 · Andover
Age at death
58
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
lawyer, journalist, politician, writer
Education
Harvard University
Wikipedia editions
16 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of James Otis's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to James Otis Jr.. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1783: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q557531 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about James Otis on Wikipedia.

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