Interesting Facts About Patrick Henry

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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)

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.”