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          Kukla's biography restores Henry and his Virginia compatriots to the front rank of advocates for American independence.

        1. In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of Patrick Henry, who roused Americans to fight government.
        2. Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from to.
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        4. About The Author Jon Kukla is the author of Patrick Henry, Mr. Jefferson's Women, and A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of.

          5. Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from to.!

          Patrick Henry

          American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736–1799)

          For other uses, see Patrick Henry (disambiguation).

          Patrick Henry

          Portrait by George Bagby Matthews after Thomas Sully, c. 1891

          In office
          December 1, 1784 – December 1, 1786
          Preceded byBenjamin Harrison V
          Succeeded byEdmund Randolph
          In office
          July 5, 1776 – June 1, 1779
          Preceded byEdmund Pendleton (acting)
          Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
          In office
          September 5, 1774 – August 1, 1775
          Preceded byOffice established
          Succeeded byThomas Nelson Jr.
          Constituency
          Constituency
          BornMay 29, 1736 [O.S.

          May 18, 1736]
          Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America

          DiedJune 6, 1799(1799-06-06) (aged 63)
          Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia, U.S.
          Resting placeRed Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
          Political party
          Spouses
          Children17
          Parents
          RelativesWilliam Henry (brother), Elizab