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Warren (JOSEPH an American patriot)

JOSEPH, an American patriot; born in Roxbury, Mass., June 11, 1741. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1759, studied medicine, and settled in Boston, where he soon acquired an extensive practice. He warmly embraced the cause of the colonies in the ment, and, in 1772, was made a member of the committee of correspondence formed for the purpose of communication with the several towns in Massachusetts. In 1774, he was elected a delegate to the Massachusetts congress, of which he was made president, and also chairman of the committee of public safety. On June 14, 1775, he received a commission as Major-General; and when a majority of the council of war determined to fortify Bunker Hill, he insisted on having a share in the action that would take place. As he was warned by Elbridge Gerry against the hazard of exposing his person: "I know that I may was the answer of Warren, "but where is the man who does not think it glorious and delightful to die for his country?" He was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. His statue, by Henry Dexter, was unveiled on Bunker Hill, June 17, 1857.