delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress

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Virginia political institution delegation political delegation

The delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress was the group of representatives from the Colony (and later Commonwealth) of Virginia who participated in the revolutionary-era Continental Congresses, including prominent figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry.

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delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Virginia political institution ⓘ delegation ⓘ political delegation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Virginia ⓘ
country	Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ surface form: Colony of Virginia Virginia ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
hasMember	Alexander White ⓘ Arthur Lee ⓘ Benjamin Harrison V ⓘ Carter Braxton ⓘ Edmund Pendleton ⓘ Francis Lightfoot Lee ⓘ George Mason ⓘ George Washington ⓘ George Wythe ⓘ Henry Lee II ⓘ Henry Tazewell ⓘ James Henry ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Mercer ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ John Banister ⓘ John Blair Jr. ⓘ John Brown ⓘ John Dawson ⓘ John Francis Mercer ⓘ John Harvie ⓘ John Henry ⓘ John Tyler Sr. ⓘ John Walker ⓘ Joseph Hewes ⓘ Joseph Jones ⓘ Mann Page ⓘ Meredith Bowcock ⓘ Patrick Henry ⓘ Peyton Randolph ⓘ Richard Bland ⓘ Richard Henry Lee ⓘ Richard Henry Lee ⓘ surface form: Richard Henry Lee Jr. Samuel Hardy ⓘ Theodorick Bland ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ Thomas Nelson Jr. ⓘ William Cabell ⓘ William Fleming ⓘ William Grayson ⓘ William Ronald ⓘ
hasNotableAction	participated in drafting and adoption of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ represented Virginia in intercolonial revolutionary governance ⓘ supported American independence from Great Britain ⓘ
location	Annapolis, Maryland, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Annapolis, Maryland Baltimore ⓘ New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Princeton, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
participatedIn	First Continental Congress ⓘ Second Continental Congress ⓘ
partOf	Continental Congress ⓘ

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Virginia congressional delegation → historicalPrecursor → delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress ⓘ