James Otis Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Otis Jr.

lawyer in colonial Massachusetts

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1725

Place of Birth: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 23-May-1783

Profession: lawyer, politician, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Otis Jr.
(February 5, 1725 – May 23, 1783) was a lawyer, political activist, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against British policy which led to the American Revolution.
His well-known catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position.