What is Carter Braxton?
[[Image:Carter braxton old.jpg|thumb|150px|Painting thought to be of Carter Braxton]] [[Image:Carter Braxton signature.png|thumb|right|148px|Braxton's signature]] '''Carter Braxton''' (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797), was a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]] and a representative of [[Virginia]]. ==Life== He was born on Newington Plantation in [[King and Queen County, Virginia]] and educated at the [[College of William and Mary|William and Mary]]. He married a wealthy [[heiress]] named Judith Robinson at the age nineteen, but she died two years later, leaving him two daughters. He journeyed to [[England]] for two years and returned to the colonies in 1760, marrying again, this time to Elizabeth Corbin, and represented [[King William County, Virginia|King William County]] in the [[Virginia]] [[House of Burgesses]]. He joined the patriot's [[Committee of Safety (American Revolution)|Committee of Safety]] in Virginia in 1774 and represented his county in the Virginia Convention. When [[Peyton Randolph]] died in 1775, Braxton was appointed to take his place in the [[Continental Congress]]. He served in the Congress from February 1776 until August, when Virginia reduced its delegation to five members. Afterwards he returned to the House of Burgesses, and later served on the State's Executive Council. {{USDecOfIndSig}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Braxton, Carter}} [[Category:Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence]] [[Category:Politicians from Virginia]] [[Category:1736 births]] [[Category:1797 deaths]]