'''Carter Braxton''' (b. September 10, 1736; d. October 10, 1797) was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from the state of [[Virginia]] and one of the [[Founding Fathers]] that signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a county sheriff in 1772-73 and was a well known moderate from a wealthy family. Braxton served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and was a delegate to the Continental Congress. Originally, he opposed independence but later changed his mind. Braxton would become a member of the Virginia state legislature and Governor's Council of State until his death. | '''Carter Braxton''' (b. September 10, 1736; d. October 10, 1797) was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from the state of [[Virginia]] and one of the [[Founding Fathers]] that signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a county sheriff in 1772-73 and was a well known moderate from a wealthy family. Braxton served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and was a delegate to the Continental Congress. Originally, he opposed independence but later changed his mind. Braxton would become a member of the Virginia state legislature and Governor's Council of State until his death. |