Warren, Joseph (1741-1775), was a leading Massachusetts statesman in the period before the Revolutionary War. He was among the first to die for the patriot cause when he was killed on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He spoke and wrote frequently for the colonial cause after 1765, and he helped draft some key Massachusetts protests against the British enactments. Warren’s selection in 1775 as president of the Provincial Assembly and his election as major general in the Massachusetts forces reflected the respect he won. Warren was born on June 10, 1741, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard College.
