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==Politics==
==Politics==
In 1769 he signed the Virginia Resolves, a document protesting parliamentary regulation of the colony's affairs. Braxton was instrumental in preventing the outbreak of war in Virginia after the Royal Governor seized the Williamsburg Magazine.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio4.htm Carter Braxton, National Park Service]</ref> Upon dissolution of the royal government, he accepted a position on the council of safety, the temporary governing body. In 1775, Braxton was selected to fill a vacancy in Congress caused by the death of [[Peyton Randolph]] and arrived in Philadelphia in 1776. At first sharply criticized the independence movement, but eventually yielded to the majority. Eventually, the Virginia Convention voted to recall Braxton from Congress, but he served there just long enough to vote for independence and sign the Declaration.
In 1769 he signed the [[Virginia Resolves]], a document protesting parliamentary regulation of the colony's affairs. Braxton was instrumental in preventing the outbreak of war in Virginia after the Royal Governor seized the Williamsburg Magazine.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio4.htm Carter Braxton, National Park Service]</ref> Upon dissolution of the royal government, he accepted a position on the council of safety, the temporary governing body. In 1775, Braxton was selected to fill a vacancy in Congress caused by the death of [[Peyton Randolph]] and arrived in Philadelphia in 1776.
During the War, he had loaned £10,000 sterling to support the revolutionary cause. He had also used his wealth to sponsor shipping and privateering during the conflict. The British captured most of his vessels and ravaged some of his plantations and extensive landholdings. His personal fortune was hit hard, leaving him in a state of virtual insolvency for which he never recovered. In 1786, was forced to leave his inherited country estate. Braxton moved to Richmond, where he died in 1797 at the age of 61.
At first he sharply criticized the independence movement, publishing a pamphlet ''Address to the Convention''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hr0_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33 List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Virginia]</ref> Eventually he yielded to the majority. Afterwards, the Virginia Convention voted to recall Braxton from Congress, but he served there just long enough to vote for independence and sign the Declaration.
During the War, he had loaned £10,000 sterling to support the revolutionary cause as a major financier of the effort together with [[Robert Morris]]. He had also used his wealth to sponsor shipping and privateering during the conflict. The British captured most of his vessels and ravaged some of his plantations and extensive landholdings. His personal fortune was hit hard, leaving him in a state of virtual insolvency for which he never recovered. In 1786, was forced to leave his inherited country estate. Braxton moved to Richmond, where he died in 1797 at the age of 61.
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