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meeting in joint session. The
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were appointed to inspect the ballots and inform Henry of his election.
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W.F. Dunaway (1904). "The
Virginia Conventions of the Revolution".
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was the first gubernatorial election of the newly independent
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on May 6, 1776, amidst increasingly widespread support for
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3557:. Encyclopedia Virginia. Archived from
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3858:1776 Virginia gubernatorial election
3616:The Growth of the American Republic,
3438:1776 gubernatorial election results
3308:The new Constitution called for the
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4164:1776 elections in the United States
3956:Patrick Henry International Airport
3820:Delegate, Fifth Virginia Convention
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3327:Virginia in the American Revolution
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3812:Give me Liberty, or give me Death!
3312:to be elected by the votes of the
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3649:A History of Virginia Conventions
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4144:1770s Virginia elections
4052:Sarah Winston Syme Henry
4046:Dorothea Dandridge Henry
3796:(1774, co-wrote, signed)
3443:Gubernatorial candidate
3384:Constitution of Virginia
3287:Constitution of Virginia
3267:Commonwealth of Virginia
4124:1776 Virginia elections
3800:Continental Association
3390:proceeded immediately.
3031:Commonwealth's Attorney
4169:Non-partisan elections
4149:Government of Virginia
4025:(2002 animated series)
3936:Patrick Henry Building
3911:(home and burial site)
3899:Leatherwood Plantation
3747:(1776-1779, 1784-1786)
3646:J.N. Brenaman (1902).
4064:Annie Henry Christian
3946:Patrick Henry College
3694:Brenaman (1902) p. 37
3685:Dunaway (1904) p. 585
3428:Bartholomew Dandridge
3380:Declaration of Rights
179:Elections in Virginia
3794:Petition to the King
3745:Governor of Virginia
3355:to support a formal
3310:Governor of Virginia
129:Electoral vote
4040:Sarah Shelton Henry
3561:on October 30, 2013
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3349:American Revolution
2251:Lieutenant Governor
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4179:Indirect elections
4082:William Wirt Henry
3931:Camp Patrick Henry
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2178:
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2168:
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2098:
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2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
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1965:
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1928:
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1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
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1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
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1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
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1325:
1320:
1315:
1307:
1302:
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1297:
1292:
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1290:
1285:
1277:
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1265:
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1260:
1255:
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1233:
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1231:
1221:
1220:
1219:
1209:
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1194:
1189:
1184:
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1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1153:
1152:
1142:
1134:
1133:
1127:
1126:
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1124:
1117:
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1095:
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1075:
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985:
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945:
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935:
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845:
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4191:
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4127:
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4077:
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4065:
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4056:
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4048:(second wife)
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3988:
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3983:
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3975:
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3967:
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3766:
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3754:
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3733:
3732:Patrick Henry
3726:
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3461:
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3456:
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3425:
3424:James Madison
3421:
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3391:
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2999:
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2099:
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1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
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1919:
1917:
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1912:
1909:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1894:2001 (4th sp)
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1864:1991 (7th sp)
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1860:
1857:
1853:
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1849:
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1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1476:1862 (1st sp)
1474:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1465:
1462:
1458:
1455:
1454:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
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1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1373:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1360:1826 (5th sp)
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1340:1822 (2nd sp)
1338:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
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1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
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1274:
1271:
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1269:
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1198:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1172:1798 (9th sp)
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1143:
1141:
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1021:
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989:
986:
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3490:Nonpartisan
3470:Nonpartisan
3457:Percentage
554:U.S. Senate
163:Nonpartisan
123:Nonpartisan
118:Nonpartisan
4113:Categories
4084:(grandson)
4078:(grandson)
3998:Depictions
3926:Fort Henry
3889:Scotchtown
3879:Pine Slash
3874:Birthplace
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3904:Salisbury
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3400:executive
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2796:Statewide
1018:1966 (sp)
978:1946 (sp)
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923:1920 (sp)
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578:1792 (sp)
568:1790 (sp)
4072:(sister)
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3964:(packet)
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3345:Patriots
3116:Richmond
2003:Governor
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4033:Related
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3602:1100650
3410:Results
3273:by the
3066:Norfolk
1469:11th sp
1375:10th sp
1328:20th sp
1323:17th sp
1318:10th sp
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1283:18th sp
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215:1788–89
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3477:56.60
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2392:Senate
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114:Party
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3281:from
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3075:Mayor
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2430:1991
2425:1987
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2096:1909
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2081:1897
2076:1893
2071:1889
2066:1885
2061:1881
2056:1877
2051:1873
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2026:1859
2021:1855
2016:1851
2011:1776
1978:2024
1968:2022
1963:2020
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1951:2018
1946:2016
1941:2014
1936:2012
1931:2010
1926:2008
1916:2006
1911:2004
1899:2002
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1884:1998
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1869:1992
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