Henry Laurens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Laurens

American planter and congressman

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1724

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1792

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S.
February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American 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 Congress.
He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and President of the Continental Congress when the Articles were passed on November 15, 1777. Laurens had earned great wealth as a partner in the largest slave-trading house in North America, Austin and Laurens.
In the 1750s alone, this Charleston firm oversaw the sale of more than 8,000 enslaved Africans.Laurens served for a time as Vice-President of South Carolina, and as the United States Minister to the Netherlands during the Revolutionary War.
He was captured at sea by the British, and imprisoned for several years in the Tower of London. His oldest son, John Laurens, was an aide-de-camp to George Washington and a colonel in the Continental Army.



Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1760	15 December 1802
Location of birth/death	Leicestershire	London
Work location	London
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