Thomas Urann

(February 3, 1723 – October 8, 1792) 

A prominent figure in Boston politics, Thomas Urann was a ship joiner near Hallowell shipyard and a surveyor, or sealer, of woods.     

Prior to the Boston Tea Party, Urann was engaged in numerous revolutionary organizations. In 1760, he became a member of the Masonic Lodge of St. Andrew and served as its grand master for 2 years. Urann personally knew several participants who boarded the ships the night of December 16, 1773, including his son-in-law, John Gammell. He volunteered to guard on board the Dartmouth on the night of the protest. His daughter Margaret later recalled the fear she endured waiting for her father and husband to return. During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Urann served in a company of engineers from 1776 to 1779 and eventually rose to the rank of Captain.  

Thomas Urann died in Boston, MA, on October 8, 1792, and is buried in Boston’s Copp’s Hill Burying Ground.