Patrick Henry
Have you wondered who Patrick Henry is? He is one of the most important people in american history. He wrote the most important quotes in American history. Here are some words to describe him a warrior, a trickster, a quote taker.
Patrick Henry was born on May 29,1736 in Virginia. Patrick had 10 brothers and sisters. As a kid he liked to hunt and fish for fun. Patrick Henry’s father was a tobacco farmer and judge.He went to a one room school and his father tutored him. One of his first jobs was at a store with his brother William. He got married to Sarah Shelton. Then they bought a farm together. Then the farm house burned down and Sarah moved in with her parents.
Young Patrick had realized he liked to argue politics. Patrick decided to become a lawyer in 1760. He was a very successful as a lawyer. He handled tons of cases. Patrick's first big case was the Parsons case. It was about a local priest arguing with the King of England. One of his first cases was against the Stamp Act. It was about the prices of tobacco and where the money should go to. He represented Virginia in court on the stamp act. In 1765 he became a member of the House of Burgesses. He was elected first Continental Congress. He had seventeen children. He had two wives his first wife died from cancer.
Patrick Henry had some of the best quotes ever.
Here are some of Patrick Henry’s greatest quotes of all time. I know not what course other people think but for me give me liberty or give me death! I know of no way of judging from the future but by the past.I have but one lamp by my feet, the lamp of experience. If this is treason, make the most of it.
Patrick Henry is one of the most important people in American history. He changed America through his words and his actions. Without him, America wouldn’t be the way it is today.
