When1: 1750
When2: 1765
Who: Patrick Henry [Henry, Patrick]
What: lawyer/statesman
Where: USA
Detail: He lived 1736 to 1799. In Maury case [1750], he successfully defended merchants against tobacco tax, which supported Anglican clergy. Virginia House of Burgesses had replaced tobacco tax with cash payment, but king vetoed payment. In 1765, he entered House of Burgesses and became leader. He said [1776], "Give me liberty or give me death." From 1789, he worked for Bill of Rights.
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