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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry | Allegiance | United Colonies | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Born | May 29, 1736 [O.S. May 18, 1736] Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Branch/service | Virginia militia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Children | 17 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Commands | 1st Virginia Regiment | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Commands | Hanover County Militia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Constituency | Henry County (1779–1784) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Constituency | Prince Edward County (1787–1790) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Constituency | Charlotte County (1799) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Constituency | Louisa County (1765–1768) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Constituency | Hanover County (1769–1776) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Died | June 6, 1799(1799-06-06) (aged 63) Red Hill, Virginia, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Parents | John Henry (father) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Parents | Sarah Winston Syme Henry (mother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Party | Anti-Federalist | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Party | Anti-Administration | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Party | Federalist | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison V | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Preceded by | Edmund Pendleton (acting) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Preceded by | Office established | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Profession | Politician | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Profession | planter | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Profession | lawyer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Rank | Colonel (1st Virginia Regiment) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Rank | Captain (Hanover County Militia) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Relatives | William Henry (brother), Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell (sister), Annie Henry Christian (sister) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Resting place | Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Spouses | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Patrick Henry | Succeeded by | Edmund Randolph | 1.00 | infobox |
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