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What political offices did Patrick Henry hold in Virginia?

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Patrick Henry served as Virginia's first governor, holding the office from 1776 to 1779 and again from 1784 to 1786. He was also a member of the House of Burgesses, representing the colony in the Continental Congresses of 1774 and 1775. Henry was instrumental in drafting Virginia's first state constitution in 1776 and later served in the state legislature from 1780 to 1784 and 1787 to 1790.1