Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Please join Mr. Henry in 1798 as he reflects on his career and life as a renowned orator, firebrand politician, and advocate for American liberty HERE.