Patrick Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia on May 29, 1736. He was elected to Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, and to the Continental Congress in 1774. He served as governor of Virginia from 1776-1778, and again in 1784. He died on June 6, 1799. Patrick Henry was considered a "radical" by both the colonists and British alike. Henry's reputation as a passionate and fiery orator exceeded even that of Samuel Adams. Patrick Henry was a strong critic of the constitution proposed in 1787. He was in favor of a weak federal government, and the strongest possible government for the individual states. He was also very critical of the fact that the constitutional convention was conducted in secret.
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On 20 March 1775, The Second Virginia Convention convened at St. John's Church in Richmond. They assembled to consider weighty matters concerning the tyranny and oppression of the Crown. Many favored continued conciliatory measures. A thirty-nine year old... SEE MORE