Facts About Patrick Henry
|Presidency||Patrick Henry, Founding Father of the United State & 1st and 6th Governor of Virginia|
|Political Party||Anti-Federalist Federalists oppose the government|
|Born||May 29, 1736, was the day of birth at Studley, Virginia, British Americans|
|Died||on June 6, 1799, at Brookneal, Virginia, at 63.|
|Cause of Death||Stomach cancer|
|Grave||Patrick Henry’s Red Hill, Virginia, United States|
|Parents||Sarah Winston Syme > John Henry|
|Spouse||Sarah Shelton (married in 1754; passed away in 1775) and Dorothea Dandridge married her in 1777|
|Children’s||Annie Henry Christian, William Henry, and Elisabeth Henry Campbell Russell (sister)|
More About Patrick Henry
- He was one of the first prominent colonists to denounce and challenge the monarchy, doing so in 1763 with one of the impassioned speeches that would become his trademark.
- He was a failed Tobacco Farmer.
- As a child, he played multiple instruments.
- In 1765, he boldly condemned the Stamps Act, drawing comparisons between the king and the likes of Caesar and Charles I.
- His rousing speech at the first Continental Congress in 1744 declared the need for unity, saying ” I’m not a Virginian but an American.”
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