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'''Patrick Henry''' (May 29, 1736{{spnd}}June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the [[Virginia Conventions|Second Virginia Convention]] (1775): "[[Give me liberty, or give me death!]]" A [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]], he served as the [[List of governors of Virginia|first and sixth]] post-colonial [[Governor of Virginia]], from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.