Difference between revisions of "Carter Braxton"

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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 Braxton voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence. He passed away at the age of sixty on October 10, 1797.

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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 Braxton voted for and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He passed away at the age of sixty on October 10, 1797.
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 [[Category:Signers of the Declaration of Independence]][[Category: Founding Fathers]]