Patrick Henry. While he famously said "Give me liberty, or give me death", his death in 1799 was due to a severe bowel condition that afflicted him at age 57.
On this day in 1774 those eligible to vote in Hanover County, Virginia, which was far from everyone, met at the courthouse to elect representatives for the upcoming First Virginia Convention at Williamsburg.
Patrick Henry and his half brother John Syme were chosen, and presented with resolutions to carry to the assembly. Syme was as close friend of Henry's and older than he was. He'd outlive him and die in 1805 at age 76.
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