Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 [A native of Hanover County, Virginia, Henry was primarily educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, as well as assisting his father-in-law at Hanover Tavern, he became a lawyer through self-study. Beginning his practice in 1760, Henry soon became prominent through his victory in the Parson's Cause against the Anglican clergy. He was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he quickly became notable for his inflammatory rhetoric against the Stamp Act of 1765.
In 1774, Henry served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress where he signed the Petition to the King, which he helped to draft, and the Continental Association. He gained further popularity among the people of Virginia, both through his oratory at the convention and by marching troops towards the colonial capital of Williamsburg after the Gunpowder Incident until the munitions seized by the royal government were paid for. Henry urged independence, and when the Fifth Virginia Convention endorsed this in 1776, he served on the committee charged with drafting the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the original Virginia Constitution. Henry was promptly elected governor under the new charter and served a total of five one-year terms.
After leaving the governorship in 1779, Henry served in the Virginia House of Delegates until he began his last two terms as governor in 1784. The actions of the national government under the Articles of Confederation made Henry fear a strong federal government, and he declined appointment as a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. He actively opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution, both fearing a powerful central government and because there was as yet no Bill of Rights. He returned to the practice of law in his final years, declining several offices under the federal government. A slaveholder throughout his adult life, he hoped to see the institution end but had no plan beyond ending the importation of slaves. Henry is remembered for his oratory and as an enthusiastic promoter of the fight for independence. Provided by Wikipedia
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29by Thibaud Damy, Tahar Chouihed, Nicholas Delarche, Gilles Berrut, Patrice Cacoub, Patrick Henry, Nicholas Lamblin, Emmanuel Andrès, Olivier HanonGet full text
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32by Bradley J. Nordell, Thuong D. Nguyen, Anthony N. Caruso, William A. Lanford, Patrick Henry, Han Li, Liza L. Ross, Sean W. King, Michelle M. PaquetteGet full text
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33by Fabien A Picard, Pascal Gueret, Jean-Pierre Laissy, Stéphane Champagne, Florence Leclercq, Didier Carrié, Jean-Michel Juliard, Patrick Henry, Ralph Niarra, Gilles Chatellier, Philippe Gabriel StegGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
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34by Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, Cedric Neumann, Patrick Henry Geoghegan, Gary Edmond, Tim Grant, R. Brent Ostrum, Paul Roberts, Michael Saks, Denise Syndercombe Court, William C. Thompson, Sandy ZabellGet full text
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35by Melissa Berthelot, PhD, James Ashcroft, MD, Piers Boshier, PhD, Judith Hunter, FRCS, Francis Patrick Henry, FRCS, Benny Lo, PhD, Guang-Zhong Yang, FREng, Daniel Leff, PhD, FRCSGet full text
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36by Theo Pezel, Theo Pezel, Bharath Ambale Venkatesh, Yoko Kato, Henrique Doria De Vasconcellos, Susan R. Heckbert, Colin O. Wu, Wendy S. Post, David A. Bluemke, Alain Cohen-Solal, Patrick Henry, João A. C. LimaGet full text
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37by Virgile Clergue-Duval, Virgile Clergue-Duval, Virgile Clergue-Duval, Virgile Clergue-Duval, Louise Nicolas-Sacy, Emily Karsinti, Emily Karsinti, Emily Karsinti, Emily Karsinti, El-Hadi Zerdazi, El-Hadi Zerdazi, Jean-Louis Laplanche, Jean-Louis Laplanche, Jean-Louis Laplanche, Georges Brousse, Andries T. Marees, Eske M. Derks, Patrick Henry, Patrick Henry, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Frank Bellivier, Florence Vorspan, Florence Vorspan, Florence Vorspan, Florence Vorspan, Vanessa Bloch, Vanessa Bloch, Vanessa Bloch, Vanessa BlochGet full text
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38by Athanasios Koutsoukis, MD, Clément Delmas, MD, François Roubille, MD, PhD, Laurent Bonello, MD, PhD, Guillaume Schurtz, MD, Stéphane Manzo-Silberman, MD, Etienne Puymirat, MD, PhD, Meyer Elbaz, MD, Frédéric Bouisset, MD, Pierre-Alain Meunier, MD, Fabien Huet, MD, Franck Paganelli, MD, PhD, Marc Laine, MD, Gilles Lemesle, MD, PhD, Nicolas Lamblin, MD, PhD, Patrick Henry, MD, PhD, Victoria Tea, MD, Romain Gallet, MD, PhD, Emmanuel Teiger, MD, PhD, Raphaëlle Huguet, MD, Damien Fard, MD, Pascal Lim, MD, PhDGet full text
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39by Sayan, Eren SilaOther Authors: “...Patrick Henry Winston....”
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40by Papazian, Pegor H. (Pegor Hratch)Other Authors: “...Patrick Henry Winston....”
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