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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed.
27 de oct. de 2023 · Richard Henry Lee was a Founding Father, planter, and politician from Virginia, best known for introducing a resolution on June 7, 1776, during the Second Continental Congress — the Lee Resolution — that called for the colonies to declare independence from Britain.
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2 de abr. de 2014 · Early Life. Richard Henry Lee was born on January 20, 1732, at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland, Virginia. His father, grandfather and four brothers all served as military officers, diplomats...
31 de may. de 2017 · Son of Thomas Lee, Richard Henry Lee pursued his father’s interest in westward expansion and was a key political figure during the American Revolution (1775–1783): it was Lee who, at the Second Continental Congress in 1776, made the motion to declare independence from Britain.
His father, Thomas Lee, served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and as acting governor of Virginia. His mother, Hannah Harrison Ludwell, was a member of the powerful Harrison family of Virginia. Richard Henry Lee was born in 1732 at the family plantation, Stratford.
6 de mar. de 2024 · Was Richard Henry Lee a relative of Robert E. Lee? American Founding Father Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) and Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) were first cousins twice removed, both members of the influential Lee family of Virginia.
Richard Henry Lee (born Jan. 20, 1732, Stratford, Va. [U.S.]—died June 19, 1794, Chantilly, Va., U.S.) was an American statesman. Educated in England at Wakefield Academy, Lee returned to America in 1751 and served as a justice of the peace in Westmoreland county, Va. He also served in the Virginia House of Burgesses (1758–75).
