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Ludwell Lee (October 13, 1760 – March 23, 1836) was a prominent American lawyer and planter who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly representing Prince William and Fairfax Counties and rose to become the Speaker of the Virginia Senate.
Ludwell Lee was born at "Chantilly" on October 13, 1760, the second son of Richard Henry Lee and Anne Aylett. Richard Henry Lee directed his sons' education away from careers as merchants, deciding that his eldest son, Thomas (b. 1758), would be a minister and that Ludwell would be a lawyer.
The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military.
PHILIP LUDWELL LEE (1727-1775) Thomas and Hannah Ludwell Lee’s eldest son, Philip, had not yet completed his law studies in England when he was called home to Virginia when Thomas died in 1750. Col. Phil, as he was called, inherited the bulk of his father’s properties, including Stratford, and the responsibility of six younger siblings.
11 de jun. de 2020 · Thomas Ludwell Lee was the oldest, though arguably least famous, of the Lee Brothers who participated in the Founding of the United States. This is largely due to his desire to keep out of the spotlight and his untimely death.
William Ludwell Lee of Green Spring Farm died in 1803. A year earlier he had written his will and bequeathed freedom to his slaves. He specified that comfortable homes be built for them on "the Hotwaters," a subsidiary farm about four miles north of Green Spring. Soon after his death, his executor began building houses for the former slaves.
21 de abr. de 2002 · By Eugene Scheel. April 20, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. At the main terminal of Dulles International Airport yesterday, Mary S. Browne, regent of the Cameron Parish Chapter of the Daughters of the...
