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'''Carter Braxton''' (1736-1797) was an early American statesman and one of the signers of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He was born the son of a wealthy farmer in Newington, [[Virginia]] and received his education at [[William and Mary]] college. In 1765, he was appointed to the [[House of Burgesses]] and in 1769 was part of the [[Virginia Convention]]. He was chosen to be a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1775 to replace a recently deceased [[Peyton Randolph]]. There he voted for and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He passed away at the age of sixty on October 10, 1797.

'''Carter Braxton''' (1736-1797) was an early American statesman and one of the signers of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He was born the son of a wealthy farmer in Newington, [[Virginia]] and received his education at [[William and Mary]] college. In 1765, he was appointed to the [[House of Burgesses]] and in 1769 was part of the [[Virginia Convention]]. He was chosen to be a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1775 to replace a recently deceased [[Peyton Randolph]]. There he voted for and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He passed away at the age of sixty on October 10, 1797.

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