Patrick Henry

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Patrick Henry was a fiery American orator and Founding Father best known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech and his leadership in opposing British rule in colonial Virginia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
lawyer
orator
countryOfCitizenship Colony of Virginia
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1736-05-29
dateOfDeath 1799-06-06
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Henry
father John Henry
givenName Patrick
knownFor "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech
early advocacy of American independence
leading opposition to British rule in colonial Virginia
memberOf First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Virginia House of Burgesses
Virginia House of Delegates
mother Sarah Winston Syme Henry
movement American Revolution
notableWork Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
occupation lawyer
orator
planter
politician
office 1st Governor of Virginia after independence
6th Governor of Virginia
placeOfBirth Studley, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
placeOfBurial Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia
placeOfDeath Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia
politicalAlignment Anti-Federalist
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Member of the First Continental Congress
Member of the Second Continental Congress
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
religion Protestantism
residence Hanover County, Virginia
Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia
Scotchtown, Hanover County, Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Dorothea Dandridge
Sarah Shelton
termEnd 1779-06-01
1786-11-22
termStart 1776-07-05
1784-11-30


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