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Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775. Patrick Henry’s moving speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses. No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.
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1 de nov. de 2023 · Patrick Henry was a lawyer, orator, and statesman whose career spanned the founding of the United States. An early critic of British authority and leader in the movement toward independence, Henry dedicated most of his life to Virginia politics. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses (1765–1774), as the first governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (1776–1779), as a member of the ...
10 de nov. de 2017 · Abonnez-vous http://bit.ly/inasociete26 avril 2001Montage d'archives retraçant l'affaire Patrick HENRY de 1976 à nos jours à l'occasion de sa mise en libert...
Patrick Henry, (born May 29, 1736, Studley, Va.—died June 6, 1799, Red Hill, near Brookneal, Va., U.S.), American Revolutionary leader. Admitted to the bar in 1760, he soon built a large and profitable practice. His skill as an orator was displayed in the Parson’s Cause trial (1763). Elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, he ...
Patrick Henry was born at Studley in Hanover County, Virginia, on May 29, 1736. His father John Henry was a Scottish-born planter. His mother Sarah Winston Syme was a young widow from a prominent gentry family. Henry attended a local school for a few years and received the remainder of his formal education from his father, who had attended King ...
Patrick Henry (Hanover County, Virginia 29 mei 1736 - Brookneal, Virginia, 6 juni 1799) was een Amerikaans orator en staatsman en de eerste en zesde gouverneur van Virginia. Hij was een van de Amerikaanse Founding Fathers en een pleitbezorger van individuele vrijheden. In de aanloop naar de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog hield hij een rede die bekend is geworden door de slotwoorden die ...
