Patrick Henry- Virginia Delegate
1. He was born in Virginia on May 29, 1736.
2. He died on June 6, 1799 at age 63.
3. He was appointed Secretary of State by President George Washington, but he declined it.
4.He was Governor of Virginia from 1776-1778.
5.He was married at age 18.
6. The pressure from the public and his family caused him to study for six weeks and take a bar exam. He passed it and became a lawyer.
7.He was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1765.
8. He was a Virginia militia leader in 1775.
9. At age ten, his family knew he would not be a farmer so tried to train him toward academe, but he wouldn't apply for studies.
10. His father set him up in a business at age 21, but he bankrupted shortly after.
11. In 1799, President Adams appointed him envoy to France, but his bad health made him decline it.
12. Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation agaianst him on May 6,1775.
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