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Quick facts for kids Patrick Henry | |
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| 1st and 6th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office December 1, 1784 – December 1, 1786 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison V |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Randolph |
| In office July 5, 1776 – June 1, 1779 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Pendleton (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1736-05-29)May 29, 1736 Studley, Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 6, 1799(1799-06-06) (aged 63) Brookneal, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Anti-Federalist Anti-Administration Federalist |
| Spouses | Sarah Shelton (m.1754; died 1775) Dorothea Dandridge (m. 1777; 1799) |
| Profession | Planter, lawyer |
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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and s