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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 · Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born into a prominent Virginia family, several of Lee's family members served as military...
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 · 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. What happened to Richard Henry Lee after he signed the Declaration of Independence?
Father of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, and Arthur Lee. Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1774, member of the Virginia Legislature 1777, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1789–1792.
