Red Hill Rediscovered: Patrick Henry, Planter, Distiller, Lawyer, and Speculator

Mark Couvillon is a historian and author with over 35 years of experience in the museum field. He holds a B.S. in history with a concentration in historic preservation and an archaeology degree from Longwood University. He is certified by the National Association of Interpretation.

Mark was employed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as a historical interpreter for over 30 years. Before his time at Colonial Williamsburg, Mark worked as a museum interpreter for the Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation and as a museum assistant at Red Hill. He also served as a Trustee for the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.

Mark has written and edited numerous articles and books on Patrick Henry, including Patrick Henry’s Virginia (2001), Patrick Henry: Corrections of Biographical Mistakes… (2011), Give Me Poetry (2011), and The Demosthenes of His Age (2013). His most recent book, In Sickness and in Health: The Marriage of Patrick Henry and Sarah Shelton (2021), deals with Patrick Henry’s wife’s struggle with mental illness.