Patrick Henry

Also known as Henry

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

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Patrick Henry was an American politician, lawyer, writer, and governor. He held the position of Governor of Virginia and was a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Hanover County, he died in Campbell County from stomach cancer. Henry spoke and wrote in English.

His literary output includes works such as *Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience* and *Guingamp au carrefour des siècles*. He is described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition* and *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 29

Top works

Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Guingamp au carrefour des siècles
On the track
Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
La transparence

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1736
Active to: 1799

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 252
Total plays: 986

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,720x
The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,148x
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,854x
Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,424x
The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis
· 1998 · cited 19,793x

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Quotes

“A King, by disallowing Acts of this salutary nature, from being the father of his people, degenerated into a Tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.”
“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third — ["Treason!" cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”
“The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.”
“Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. … Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.”
“Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty?”
“When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, Sir, was then the primary object.”

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Key facts

Preceded by: Benjamin Harrison V
Succeeded by: Edmund Randolph
Constituency: Henry County (1779–1784) Prince Edward County (1787–1790) Charlotte County (1799)
Born: May 29, 1736 [ O.S. May 18, 1736 ] , Studley , Colony of Virginia, British America
Died: June 6, 1799 (1799-06-06) (aged 63), Red Hill , Virginia, U.S.
Resting place: Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
Party: Anti-Federalist Anti-Administration Federalist
Spouses: Sarah Shelton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1754 ; died 1775 ) Dorothea Dandridge Henry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1777 )
Parents: John Henry (father) Sarah Winston Syme Henry (mother)
Relatives: William Henry (brother), Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell (sister), Annie Henry Christian (sister)
Profession: Politician planter lawyer
Allegiance: United Colonies
Branch service: Virginia militia
Years of service: 1775–1776
Rank: Colonel (1st Virginia Regiment ) Captain (Hanover County Militia)
Commands: 1st Virginia Regiment Hanover County Militia
Battles wars: American Revolutionary War

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Encyclopedic overview

Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 [O.S. May 18, 1736] – June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.

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.

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