Patrick Henry (May 29 1736 – June 6 1799) was an American attorney planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A Founding Father he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.Henry led the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 and is remembered for his Give me liberty or give me death! speech.
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