Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Declaration of Independence, merchant, and Virginia planter. A grandson of Robert "King" Carter, one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners and slaveholders in Virginia, Braxton was active in Virginia's legislature for more than 25 years, generally allied with Landon Carter, Benjamin Harrison V, Edmund Pendleton and other conservative planters.
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| Born | September 10, 1736 |
| Died | October 10, 1797 (aged 61) Richmond, Virginia, US |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Known for | signer of the United States Declaration of Independence |
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