Warren Township bears the name of one of the true heroes of the American Revolution, Boston’s Joseph Warren. A fiery patriot, ever firm in the cause of liberty, Warren is remembered, in the words of Daniel Webster, as “the first great martyr to this great cause.” His death at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 at age 34 enshrined his memory in the American pantheon. When Somerset County’s newest township was formed in 1806, its citizens chose a name that would honor America’s first national hero. Born in Roxbury, Mass. in 1741, Warren graduated from Harvard College, studied medicine and set up his practice in Boston, where his patients ranged from the very poor to Paul Revere and John Adams. His association with the likes of Revere and Adams drew him into the patriot circle. His effective leadership and eloquent speeches soon earned the enmity of the British, one of whom called him “the greatest incendiary in America.”