Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792
Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to London, England to augment his business training in 1744. After his father's death three years later, Laurens inherited his estate. Laurens served in the militia, as did most able-bodied men in his time. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the campaigns against the Cherokee Indians from 1757 to 1761, during the French and Indian War. In 1757, he was elected to the colonial assembly. Laurens was elected again every year but one until the Revolution replaced the assembly with a state convention as an interim government.
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