402:
528:. When Wythe took the chair, Pendleton addressing colleagues thus: "...the people by us are peaceably assembled, to contemplate in the calm lights of mild philosophy, what Government is best calculated to promote their happiness, and secure their liberty. This I am sure we shall effect, if we do not lose sight of them by too much attachment to pictures of beauty, or horror, in our researches into antiquity, our travels for examples into remote regions".
614:
1424:
465:
1410:
1436:
516:, although he dislocated his hip in a fall from a horse in March 1777 which caused him to miss the first session. He used crutches the rest of his life. Pendleton, along with Thomas Jefferson and George Wythe, revised Virginia's law code. He became judge of the High Court of Chancery in 1777. When Virginia created a
561:
and later became a lawyer and United States district judge for
Georgia. In turn his son Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788–1862) also became a judge, as well as a U.S. congressman for New York. Another descendant, Edmund Monroe Pendleton (1815–1884), distinguished himself in developing fertilizer products,
544:
who similarly died without direct descendants, and Wythe who freed all his slaves in his lifetime. His brother John
Pendleton's son, also named Edmund Pendleton (1743–1827), added "Jr." to distinguish himself from the judge whose principal heir he became. His oldest brother, James Pendleton, 19 years
492:
he said: "The ground and foundation of the present unhappy dispute between the
British Ministry and Parliament and America, is a Right claimed by the former to tax the Subjects of the latter without their consent, and not an inclination on our part to set up for independency, which we utterly disavow
536:
Pendleton married twice. He married Betty Roy on
January 21, 1741, but she died in childbirth on November 16, 1742, and their infant son died shortly thereafter. On June 20, 1743, Pendleton married Sarah Pollard, daughter of Joseph Pollard and Priscilla Hoomes. Edmund and Sarah had no children, but
392:
in 1656 and emigrated to
America in 1673. When Edmund was 14 years old, he became apprenticed to Benjamin Robinson, clerk of the Caroline County Court, which is where he learned about political issues and soon began reading law books and learning legal procedures. In 1737, Pendleton was made clerk
500:
from August 16, 1775, to July 5, 1776 (effectively serving as governor of the colony), and as president of the
Virginia Convention which authorized Virginia's delegates to propose a resolution to move for the break from Britain and create a Declaration of Independence. The Convention debated the
38:
355:
On hearing of his death, Congress agreed to wear badges of mourning for 30 days and expressed "their regret that another star is fallen from the splendid constellation of virtue and talents which guided the people of the United States, in their struggle for independence".
348:, Pendleton revised Virginia's legal code after the break with Britain. To contemporaries, Pendleton may have distinguished himself most as a judge, particularly in the appellate roles in which he spent his final 25 years, including leadership of what is now known as the
862:
Genealogy of the Page Family in
Virginia. Also a Condensed Account of the Nelson, Walker, Pendleton and Randolph Families, with References to the Byrd, Carter, Cary, Duke, Gilmer, Harrison, Rives, Thornton, Wellford, Washington, and Other Distinguished Families in
621:
Pendleton died in 1803, and after lying in state in
Richmond he was buried at his home, Edmundsbury, in Caroline County. Because of the ravages of time upon the estate's buildings, his body was removed circa 1907 and moved to Bruton Parish Church in what became
430:, allowed Pendleton to become a member of the General Court bar in October 1745. When attorneys were forbidden to practice before both courts, Pendleton chose the General Court and wrapped up his lower court practice—which allowed him to accept appointment as a
552:
Many relatives were named after the judge, including grandnephews Edmund
Pendleton (1776–1820, Edmund Jr.'s son), Edmund Pendleton (1790–1823, son of Nathaniel Pendleton's son Philip), Edmund Pendleton (1786–1838, son of Henry Pendleton), and General
509:, which served as a model for the Declaration of Independence. Pendleton proposed the modification in the statement of universal rights in Virginia's declaration to exclude slaves, thus winning support of slave owners.
957:
368:, to Mary Bishop Taylor, whose young husband (and father of her six other children), Henry Pendleton, had died four months earlier. Pendleton's maternal grandfather, James Taylor, was a large landowner in nearby
732:
581:
was
Virginia's 18th governor as well as later a United States Senator and Secretary of War). Edmund Henry Pendleton (1843–1910) served in the 4th New York artillery as a Union staff officer in the
570:
1935:
950:
2024:
2034:
574:
540:
Since Pendleton had no direct descendants, his nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews became his heirs. Pendleton did not grant freedom to any slaves in his will, unlike
2059:
1427:
943:
966:
140:
1439:
1473:
2054:
854:
2044:
2029:
1761:
393:
of the vestry of St. Mary's Parish in Caroline, which began his involvement with practical church-related matters which would continue throughout his life.
729:
305:(September 9, 1721 – October 23, 1803) was an American planter, politician, lawyer, and judge. He served in the Virginia legislature before and during the
2004:
795:
497:
439:
2019:
457:. In May 1766, his mentor, the powerful speaker John Robinson died, and Pendleton was appointed one of the executors, thus becoming involved in the
520:
in 1778, Pendleton was appointed its first president and served until his death. In 1788 delegates unanimously selected Pendleton president of the
1230:
2009:
426:
Pendleton received a license to practice law in April 1741. His success before nearby county courts, including as the prosecuting attorney for
1576:
1466:
525:
435:
1945:
1684:
1679:
1209:
369:
2039:
770:
401:
384:
in 1671 and had emigrated to America as a child with his parents in 1679. Pendleton's paternal grandfather, Henry Pendleton was born in
1041:
1735:
1730:
1069:
1055:
904:
896:
340:
Unlike his sometime political rival Henry, Pendleton was a moderate who initially hoped for reconciliation rather than revolt. With
334:
20:
1459:
1398:
1034:
627:
2014:
502:
372:
and may have helped raise the children until the widow remarried Edward Watkins two years later. James Taylor was born near
648:
521:
1571:
557:(1777–1849). His nephew Nathaniel Pendleton, Jr. distinguished himself in the American Revolution as an aide to General
481:
458:
91:
1027:
513:
489:
144:
1966:
1930:
1132:
631:
314:
306:
290:
2049:
1160:
643:
546:
517:
365:
349:
330:
232:
207:
56:
1880:
853:
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, v. 1. Jackson, Miss: Mississippi Historical Society, 1916.
846:, Edmund Pendleton, completed on July 20, 1793, it was first published in the Richmond Enquirer, April 11, 1828
602:
590:
586:
1782:
1519:
1482:
1272:
594:
554:
443:
326:
427:
244:
1293:
1125:
1111:
623:
1999:
1994:
1915:
1195:
1167:
1104:
485:
447:
431:
98:
1971:
1950:
1885:
1828:
1356:
1328:
1265:
1237:
1013:
992:
930:
866:
537:
in his extensive correspondence with contemporaries he often referred to their marriage as happy.
1674:
1555:
1384:
1335:
1251:
1202:
1188:
1139:
1062:
582:
454:
310:
211:
1813:
1808:
1715:
1638:
1370:
1342:
1321:
1307:
1146:
999:
935:
900:
892:
789:
667:
566:
541:
493:
and wish to restore to a Constitutional Connection upon the most solid and reasonable basis."
469:
434:
for Caroline County in 1751. Pendleton also trained many young lawyers, including his nephews
406:
318:
774:
1925:
1920:
1777:
1524:
1286:
1216:
1153:
1083:
598:
558:
420:
341:
263:
37:
826:
1940:
1895:
1875:
1859:
1705:
1503:
1300:
1223:
1181:
1174:
1048:
736:
717:
215:
565:
Philip Clayton Pendleton (1779–1863) also served as a United States District Judge, and
1849:
1720:
1710:
1592:
1540:
1349:
1090:
1020:
1006:
473:
313:
terminated by Virginia's last colonial Governor, Lord Dunmore). Pendleton attended the
613:
562:
and became a professor of agriculture and horticulture at the University of Georgia.
1988:
1890:
1823:
1818:
1756:
1751:
1725:
1643:
1597:
1363:
1314:
1118:
1076:
885:
578:
410:
322:
309:, becoming the first speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (which succeeded the
133:
488:
from Virginia in 1774. A moderate among the revolutionaries, in a resolution at the
464:
1854:
1792:
1787:
1689:
1669:
1653:
1648:
1545:
1391:
1279:
1258:
1244:
985:
506:
345:
179:
820:
1633:
1602:
385:
748:
1623:
1550:
1097:
914:(2 volumes);1967, Charlottesville, Virginia, The University Press of Virginia.
416:
373:
739:, Paul Aron, Colonial Willamsburg and Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2008
1618:
377:
43:
851:
Colonel George Strother Gaines and Other Pioneers in Mississippi Territory.
1451:
1628:
1377:
512:
Fellow delegates elected Pendleton the first speaker of Virginia's new
389:
381:
891:; 1952, Harvard University Press; 1984 reprint: Library of Virginia,
601:(1840–1864) became a distinguished staff officer before dying in the
282:
681:
Mays, Edmund Pendleton (Harvard University Press, 1952) vol. 1, p. 6
612:
463:
400:
286:
920:, Robert Leroy Hilldrup, 1939, University of North Carolina Press
453:
From 1752 to 1776, Pendleton represented Caroline County in the
1455:
939:
822:
The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1
808:
626:. A memorial to Pendleton is located near the former estate.
730:
We Hold These Truths . . . And Other Words That Made America
669:
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
468:
Sent to Virginia Delegation to the Continental Congress and
16:
American planter, politician, lawyer, and judge (1721–1803)
1936:
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
549:
that Edmund administered for the widow and four children.
873:
Understanding the American Revolution: issues and actors
575:
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
875:, Jack P. Greene, University of Virginia Press, 1995
825:. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp.
571:
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
545:
his senior, died in 1762 and left a large estate in
1959:
1908:
1868:
1842:
1801:
1770:
1744:
1698:
1662:
1611:
1585:
1564:
1533:
1512:
1496:
1489:
634:(formed 1798) are both named in Pendleton's honor.
278:
270:
259:
251:
239:
221:
194:
189:
173:
161:
139:
127:
115:
97:
85:
73:
54:
28:
2025:Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia
865:New York: Jenkins & Thomas, printers, 1883.
2035:Delegates to the Virginia Ratifying Convention
496:Pendleton served as president of the Virginia
1467:
951:
69:December 24, 1788 – October 23, 1803
8:
2060:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
967:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
749:Speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention
413:& Pendleton going to the First Congress
1493:
1474:
1460:
1452:
958:
944:
936:
912:The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton
672:, Gales and Seaton, printers, 1826, p. 427
36:
25:
597:artillery units in that war, and his son
461:throughout the rest of his legal career.
317:as one of Virginia's delegates alongside
243:Bruton Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery (
889:Edmund Pendleton, 1721–1803: A Biography
660:
329:, and led the conventions both wherein
111:August 16, 1775 – July 5, 1776
2055:Signers of the Continental Association
918:The Life and Times of Edmund Pendleton
794:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
787:
274:1st, Elizabeth Roy, 2nd, Sarah Pollard
2045:People from Caroline County, Virginia
2030:Continental Congressmen from Virginia
617:Pendleton marker off Richmond Highway
7:
1946:Journals of the Continental Congress
1435:
1972:Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
931:Pendleton's Congressional Biography
42:An 1872 engraving of Pendleton by
14:
2005:18th-century American politicians
751:, Edmund Pendleton, June 12, 1788
585:; Reverend and Brigadier General
438:(later one of the signers of the
21:Edmund Pendleton (disambiguation)
1434:
1423:
1422:
1408:
2020:Burials at Bruton Parish Church
628:Pendleton County, West Virginia
860:Page, Richard Channing Moore.
503:Virginia Declaration of Rights
484:in 1773 and was a delegate to
480:Pendleton was on the Virginia
331:Virginia declared independence
1:
2010:18th-century American lawyers
809:Bruton Paris Episcopal Church
720:, Colonial Williamsburg, 2011
649:Virginia Ratifying Convention
522:Virginia Ratifying Convention
459:John Robinson estate scandal
490:Second Continental Congress
482:Committee of Correspondence
440:Declaration of Independence
145:Virginia House of Delegates
2076:
2040:House of Burgesses members
1931:First Continental Congress
632:Pendleton County, Kentucky
589:(1809–1883) commanded the
335:United States Constitution
315:First Continental Congress
307:American Revolutionary War
291:First Continental Congress
18:
1417:
1406:
973:
869:Accessed October 20, 2007
857:Accessed October 20, 2007
644:Fifth Virginia Convention
569:(1783–1841) served as an
472:to move for Independence
366:Caroline County, Virginia
350:Supreme Court of Virginia
296:
233:Caroline County, Virginia
185:
150:
104:
62:
57:Chief Justice of Virginia
50:
35:
910:David J. Mays (editor);
708:Mays, Vol. 1, pp. 39–40.
699:Mays, vol. 1, pp. 24–39.
603:Valley campaigns of 1864
587:William Nelson Pendleton
518:Supreme Court of Appeals
1483:Continental Association
760:Mays, vol. 1, pp. 21–22
690:Mays, vol 1, pp. 11–17.
555:Edmund Pendleton Gaines
524:; an event held at the
444:John Taylor of Caroline
333:(1776) and adopted the
327:Continental Association
618:
477:
423:
364:Pendleton was born in
245:Williamsburg, Virginia
2015:American slave owners
1497:President of Congress
624:Colonial Williamsburg
616:
467:
404:
1916:Virginia Association
1783:Thomas Johnson, Junr
849:Leftwich, George J.
591:Rockbridge Artillery
486:Continental Congress
432:justice of the peace
168:Position established
122:Position established
99:Governor of Virginia
80:Position established
19:For other uses, see
1886:Christopher Gadsden
1819:Patrick Henry, Junr
498:Committee of Safety
370:Rappahannock County
1745:The Lower Counties
1675:William Livingston
1556:Robert Treat Paine
735:2011-07-11 at the
630:(formed 1788) and
619:
514:House of Delegates
478:
455:House of Burgesses
424:
311:House of Burgesses
212:Colony of Virginia
1982:
1981:
1967:National Archives
1904:
1903:
1829:Benjamin Harrison
1814:George Washington
1809:Richard Henry Lee
1716:Charles Humphreys
1639:Philip Livingston
1534:Massachusetts Bay
1449:
1448:
573:after serving as
567:Philip P. Barbour
542:George Washington
470:Richard Henry Lee
319:George Washington
300:
299:
205:September 9, 1721
2067:
2050:Pendleton family
1951:Carpenters' Hall
1926:Suffolk Resolves
1921:Fairfax Resolves
1834:Edmund Pendleton
1778:Matthew Tilghman
1525:Nathaniel Folsom
1494:
1476:
1469:
1462:
1453:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1412:
1411:
1401:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
960:
953:
946:
937:
831:
830:
817:
811:
806:
800:
799:
793:
785:
783:
782:
773:. Archived from
767:
761:
758:
752:
746:
740:
727:
721:
718:Edmund Pendleton
715:
709:
706:
700:
697:
691:
688:
682:
679:
673:
665:
609:Death and legacy
599:Sandie Pendleton
559:Nathaniel Greene
526:Richmond Theatre
421:Henry Bryan Hall
342:Thomas Jefferson
303:Edmund Pendleton
228:
225:October 23, 1803
204:
202:
190:Personal details
176:
164:
155:
130:
118:
109:
88:
76:
67:
40:
30:Edmund Pendleton
26:
2075:
2074:
2070:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2065:
2064:
1985:
1984:
1983:
1978:
1955:
1941:Charles Thomson
1900:
1896:Edward Rutledge
1876:Henry Middleton
1864:
1860:Richard Caswell
1838:
1797:
1766:
1740:
1706:Joseph Galloway
1694:
1658:
1607:
1581:
1572:Stephen Hopkins
1560:
1529:
1508:
1504:Peyton Randolph
1485:
1480:
1450:
1445:
1433:
1421:
1413:
1409:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
969:
964:
927:
882:
880:Further reading
867:googlebooks.com
855:googlebooks.com
840:
835:
834:
819:
818:
814:
807:
803:
786:
780:
778:
771:"Archived copy"
769:
768:
764:
759:
755:
747:
743:
737:Wayback Machine
728:
724:
716:
712:
707:
703:
698:
694:
689:
685:
680:
676:
666:
662:
657:
640:
611:
534:
399:
362:
260:Political party
230:
226:
216:British America
208:Caroline County
206:
200:
198:
174:
162:
156:
151:
128:
116:
110:
105:
86:
74:
68:
63:
46:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2073:
2071:
2063:
2062:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1987:
1986:
1980:
1979:
1977:
1976:
1975:
1974:
1963:
1961:
1957:
1956:
1954:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1912:
1910:
1906:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1872:
1870:
1869:South Carolina
1866:
1865:
1863:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1850:William Hooper
1846:
1844:
1843:North Carolina
1840:
1839:
1837:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1805:
1803:
1799:
1798:
1796:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1774:
1772:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1748:
1746:
1742:
1741:
1739:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1721:Thomas Mifflin
1718:
1713:
1711:John Dickinson
1708:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1666:
1664:
1660:
1659:
1657:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1615:
1613:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1593:Eliphalet Dyer
1589:
1587:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1579:
1574:
1568:
1566:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1541:Thomas Cushing
1537:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1514:
1510:
1509:
1507:
1506:
1500:
1498:
1491:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1479:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1456:
1447:
1446:
1444:
1443:
1431:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1407:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1395:
1388:
1381:
1374:
1367:
1360:
1353:
1346:
1339:
1332:
1325:
1318:
1311:
1304:
1297:
1290:
1283:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1066:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
974:
971:
970:
965:
963:
962:
955:
948:
940:
934:
933:
926:
925:External links
923:
922:
921:
915:
908:
899:; (paperback:
881:
878:
877:
876:
870:
858:
847:
839:
836:
833:
832:
812:
801:
762:
753:
741:
722:
710:
701:
692:
683:
674:
659:
658:
656:
653:
652:
651:
646:
639:
636:
610:
607:
533:
530:
474:Lee Resolution
446:(who became a
398:
395:
361:
358:
298:
297:
294:
293:
289:, delegate to
280:
276:
275:
272:
268:
267:
261:
257:
256:
253:
249:
248:
241:
237:
236:
229:(aged 82)
223:
219:
218:
196:
192:
191:
187:
186:
183:
182:
177:
171:
170:
165:
159:
158:
148:
147:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
102:
101:
95:
94:
89:
83:
82:
77:
71:
70:
60:
59:
52:
51:
48:
47:
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2072:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1973:
1970:
1969:
1968:
1965:
1964:
1962:
1958:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1913:
1911:
1907:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1891:John Rutledge
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1867:
1861:
1858:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1847:
1845:
1841:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1824:Richard Bland
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1775:
1773:
1769:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1757:Thomas McKean
1755:
1753:
1752:Caesar Rodney
1750:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1726:Edward Biddle
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1697:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1685:Richard Smith
1683:
1681:
1680:Stephen Crane
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1644:William Floyd
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1616:
1614:
1610:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1598:Roger Sherman
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1567:
1563:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1536:
1532:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1520:John Sullivan
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:New Hampshire
1511:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1477:
1472:
1470:
1465:
1463:
1458:
1457:
1454:
1441:
1432:
1429:
1420:
1419:
1416:
1400:
1396:
1393:
1389:
1386:
1382:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1368:
1365:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1351:
1347:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1323:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1291:
1288:
1284:
1281:
1277:
1274:
1270:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1256:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1186:
1183:
1179:
1176:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1088:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1074:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1060:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1025:
1022:
1018:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1004:
1001:
997:
994:
990:
987:
983:
980:
976:
975:
972:
968:
961:
956:
954:
949:
947:
942:
941:
938:
932:
929:
928:
924:
919:
916:
913:
909:
906:
905:0-88490-120-3
902:
898:
897:0-88490-119-X
894:
890:
887:
886:David J. Mays
884:
883:
879:
874:
871:
868:
864:
859:
856:
852:
848:
845:
844:Autobiography
842:
841:
837:
828:
824:
823:
816:
813:
810:
805:
802:
797:
791:
777:on 2012-10-06
776:
772:
766:
763:
757:
754:
750:
745:
742:
738:
734:
731:
726:
723:
719:
714:
711:
705:
702:
696:
693:
687:
684:
678:
675:
671:
670:
664:
661:
654:
650:
647:
645:
642:
641:
637:
635:
633:
629:
625:
615:
608:
606:
604:
600:
596:
592:
588:
584:
580:
579:James Barbour
577:(his brother
576:
572:
568:
563:
560:
556:
550:
548:
543:
538:
531:
529:
527:
523:
519:
515:
510:
508:
505:, drafted by
504:
499:
494:
491:
487:
483:
476:June 7, 1776.
475:
471:
466:
462:
460:
456:
451:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
422:
418:
414:
412:
408:
403:
396:
394:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
359:
357:
353:
351:
347:
343:
338:
336:
332:
328:
325:, signed the
324:
323:Patrick Henry
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
295:
292:
288:
284:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
240:Resting place
238:
234:
231:Edmundsbury,
224:
220:
217:
213:
209:
197:
193:
188:
184:
181:
178:
172:
169:
166:
160:
154:
149:
146:
142:
138:
135:
134:Patrick Henry
132:
126:
123:
120:
114:
108:
103:
100:
96:
93:
90:
84:
81:
78:
72:
66:
61:
58:
53:
49:
45:
39:
34:
27:
22:
1881:Thomas Lynch
1855:Joseph Hewes
1833:
1793:Samuel Chase
1788:William Paca
1699:Pennsylvania
1690:John De Hart
1670:James Kinsey
1654:Simon Boerum
1649:Henry Wisner
1565:Rhode Island
1546:Samuel Adams
978:
917:
911:
888:
872:
861:
850:
843:
821:
815:
804:
779:. Retrieved
775:the original
765:
756:
744:
725:
713:
704:
695:
686:
677:
668:
663:
620:
564:
551:
539:
535:
511:
507:George Mason
495:
479:
452:
448:U.S. Senator
428:Essex County
425:
405:
363:
354:
346:George Wythe
339:
302:
301:
266:(informally)
227:(1803-10-23)
180:George Wythe
175:Succeeded by
167:
152:
129:Succeeded by
121:
106:
87:Succeeded by
79:
64:
2000:1803 deaths
1995:1721 births
1762:George Read
1736:George Ross
1731:John Morton
1634:James Duane
1603:Silas Deane
1586:Connecticut
1577:Samuel Ward
1490:Signatories
1385:Filler-Corn
1266:W. Cardwell
1238:R. Cardwell
1168:Crutchfield
1049:E. Harrison
1014:B. Harrison
993:B. Harrison
595:Confederate
386:Basingstoke
252:Nationality
163:Preceded by
117:Preceded by
92:Peter Lyons
75:Preceded by
1989:Categories
1663:New Jersey
1624:John Alsop
1551:John Adams
1329:Massenburg
1161:G. Hopkins
1154:H. Hopkins
838:References
781:2013-07-26
417:lithograph
407:Washington
374:Winchester
360:Early life
279:Occupation
264:Federalist
201:1721-09-09
1619:Isaac Low
1084:Stevenson
979:Pendleton
863:Virginia.
583:Civil War
436:John Penn
378:Hampshire
337:(1788).
271:Spouse(s)
157:1776–1777
153:In office
65:In office
44:H.B. Hall
1802:Virginia
1771:Maryland
1629:John Jay
1612:New York
1428:Category
1350:Philpott
1252:Saunders
1147:Strother
1126:Southall
1119:Holleman
1112:Southall
1063:Johnston
790:cite web
733:Archived
638:See also
547:Culpeper
255:American
1960:Display
1909:Related
1440:Commons
1392:Gilbert
1364:Wilkins
1322:Stanley
1287:Houston
1189:Baldwin
1182:Sheffey
1091:Stanard
1077:Barbour
1028:Mathews
1021:Prentis
390:England
382:England
247:, U.S.)
143:of the
141:Speaker
1378:K. Cox
1371:Howell
1315:Dovell
1294:Brewer
1280:E. Cox
1231:Stuart
1224:Fowler
1203:Hanger
1196:Turner
1175:Kemper
1105:Gilmer
1070:Nelson
1056:Holmes
903:
895:
532:Family
442:) and
397:Career
283:Lawyer
235:, U.S.
107:Acting
1399:Scott
1343:Cooke
1336:Moore
1308:Brown
1301:Ozlin
1210:Allen
1140:Jones
1133:Goode
1098:Banks
1042:Smith
1007:Tyler
986:Wythe
655:Notes
411:Henry
287:judge
1357:Moss
1273:Byrd
1259:Ryan
1245:Ryan
1217:Lacy
1035:Wise
901:ISBN
893:ISBN
796:link
593:and
344:and
321:and
222:Died
195:Born
55:1st
1000:Lee
450:).
376:in
352:.
1991::
907:).
827:36
792:}}
788:{{
605:.
419:,
415:,
409:,
388:,
380:,
285:,
214:,
210:,
1475:e
1468:t
1461:v
959:e
952:t
945:v
829:.
798:)
784:.
203:)
199:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
