Nick
In Remembrance
Nationality
American
political ideology
Anti-Federalist, Federalist, Anti-Administration
Born on
29 May 1736 AD
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born in
Hanover County, Virginia
Died on
06 June 1799 AD
place of death
Brookneal, Virginia
father
John Henry
mother
Sarah Winston Syme
siblings
Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, William Henry
Spouses/Partners
Dorothea Dandridge (m. 17771799), Sarah Shelton (m. 17541775)
children
Elizabeth Henry, Anne Henry, Nathaniel Henry, Patrick Henry Jr., Edward Winston Henry, Alexander Spotswood Henry, Sarah Butler Henry, John Henry, Martha Catherine Henry, Fayette Henry, Jane Robertson Henry, Dorothea Spotswood Henry, Martha Henry, William Henry, Edward Henry, Richard Henry
Founder/Co-Founder
Fathers of the United States of America
Patrick Henry, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, was a great orator, a successful lawyer, respected statesman and a planter. He began his career as a lawyer and made his name while appearing in the Parsons Cause trial in early 1760s. Within two years, he was elected to the House of Burgesses, where he successfully steered the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. Soon, he became known for his radical opposition to the British governance. That he could communicate his political ideologies in a language that the common people could understand earned him great distinction. However, he is best remembered for the speech he gave at the Virginia Convention, where he urged his fellow delegates to join the war of independence in strong but passionate terms. Later, he was appointed a colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment and then the first post colonial Governor of Virginia. Initially he opposed the United States Constitution because he believed that the rights of the States as well as the freedom of individuals were not addressed in it, but later supported President John Adams and became instrumental in the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
In 1754, Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton, with whom he had six children. Unfortunately, by 1771, Sarah had become mentally ill and her health deteriorated very quickly. Henry looked after her as much as he could, bathing and feeding her until her death in 1775.
On October 25, 1777, he married Dorothea Dandridge, who was then twenty-two years old while he was forty-one. The couple had eleven children.
Patrick Henry died from stomach cancer at his Red Hill Plantation on June 6, 1799.
Today, places associated with his life have been honored with monuments and his Scotchtown plantation is now a National Historic Landmark. Many places, schools and ships have also been named after him.
American
political ideology
Anti-Federalist, Federalist, Anti-Administration
Born on
29 May 1736 AD
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born in
Hanover County, Virginia
Died on
06 June 1799 AD
place of death
Brookneal, Virginia
father
John Henry
mother
Sarah Winston Syme
siblings
Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, William Henry
Spouses/Partners
Dorothea Dandridge (m. 17771799), Sarah Shelton (m. 17541775)
children
Elizabeth Henry, Anne Henry, Nathaniel Henry, Patrick Henry Jr., Edward Winston Henry, Alexander Spotswood Henry, Sarah Butler Henry, John Henry, Martha Catherine Henry, Fayette Henry, Jane Robertson Henry, Dorothea Spotswood Henry, Martha Henry, William Henry, Edward Henry, Richard Henry
Founder/Co-Founder
Fathers of the United States of America
Patrick Henry, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, was a great orator, a successful lawyer, respected statesman and a planter. He began his career as a lawyer and made his name while appearing in the Parsons Cause trial in early 1760s. Within two years, he was elected to the House of Burgesses, where he successfully steered the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. Soon, he became known for his radical opposition to the British governance. That he could communicate his political ideologies in a language that the common people could understand earned him great distinction. However, he is best remembered for the speech he gave at the Virginia Convention, where he urged his fellow delegates to join the war of independence in strong but passionate terms. Later, he was appointed a colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment and then the first post colonial Governor of Virginia. Initially he opposed the United States Constitution because he believed that the rights of the States as well as the freedom of individuals were not addressed in it, but later supported President John Adams and became instrumental in the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
In 1754, Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton, with whom he had six children. Unfortunately, by 1771, Sarah had become mentally ill and her health deteriorated very quickly. Henry looked after her as much as he could, bathing and feeding her until her death in 1775.
On October 25, 1777, he married Dorothea Dandridge, who was then twenty-two years old while he was forty-one. The couple had eleven children.
Patrick Henry died from stomach cancer at his Red Hill Plantation on June 6, 1799.
Today, places associated with his life have been honored with monuments and his Scotchtown plantation is now a National Historic Landmark. Many places, schools and ships have also been named after him.
