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May 29, 1736
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was born in Hanover County, Virginia . He was the second of eleven children.
1751
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ran a store for his father
1765 - 1774
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spoke out against the Stamp Act saying that only the Assembly has the right to tax Virginians, not the king.
1773
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He was a founding member
1774 - 1776
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attended the Virginia Conventions of 1774, March 1775, July–August 1775, May 1776, and 1788.
1775
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He is best remembered, however, for the speech he gave during the convention that famously ended with the words, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
August 26, 1775
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Commissioned as Colonel of the first Virginia regiment
1776
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again as governor in 1784–1786.
1779 - 1784
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then again in 1788–1791
June 6, 1799
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died of stomach cancer