Henry, Patrick, American statesman and orator, born in Virginia; having been in business he took to law, and rose into fame by his eloquent pleadings in the cause of the people; played a conspicuous part in the agitation for independence, especially by his oratory, which was of a quality to move large audiences; he was a member of the first Congress in 1774 (1736‒1799).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Henry, Matthew * Henryson, Robert