Late in life, he declined John Adams' ambassadorship to France.
Late in life, he declined John Adams' ambassadorship to France. This man defended Hanover County from James Maury, after the Two Penny Act was vetoed by the king. The attorney general William Wirt published an account of this man's life, which focused on his invectives he delivered from St. John's Church. With Richard Henry Lee, he helped establish the Committees of Correspondence. He declined to attend the Constitutional Convention, claiming he "smelt a rat." He boldly declared "I know not what course others may take" in one speech. For 10 points, name this American patriot whose opposition to the Stamp Act prompted him to say the "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
Late in life, he declined John Adams' ambassadorship to France.
 Patrick Henry