Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Carter Braxton ( September 16 , 1736 â `` October 10 , 1797 ) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence , a planter , and a representative of Virginia .
Simplified: Carter Braxton ( September 16 , 1736 -- October 10 , 1797 ) , was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a representative of Virginia .