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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain.
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15 de ago. de 2022 · Francis Lightfoot Lee, known as Frank, was a member of the House of Burgesses (1758–1774), the Continental Congress (1775–1779), and the Senate of Virginia (1778–1782). Born into the Lee family of Stratford Hall, Lee was a dedicated if reluctant public servant for most of his life. He is best known for signing the Declaration ...
In 1775, Mr. Lee was chosen a member of the continental congress, by the Virginia convention. This was an eventful period in the annals of America. It was the year in which was shed the first blood in the revolutionary struggle. It was emphatically the year of "clouds and darkness," in which indeed the hope of better days was indulged, but in ...
18 de feb. de 2020 · Francis Lightfoot Lee. March 4, 2020. Francis Lightfoot Lee was a Virginian delegate to the second Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and served on the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Menokin, the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — is a National Historic Landmark and, like our country, built on the contradictions of slavery. It is one of the best documented 18th century houses in the United States.
LEE, FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT. (1734–1797). Member of Congress, Signer. Virginia. One of the famous four brothers of the Lee family, he was tutored at Stratford, the family home, and then left to settle at Coton, a Loudoun County estate he inherited from his father.
Francis Lightfoot Foot Lee was the son of Thomas Lee, and born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, on the 14th of October, 1734. He was the brother of Richard Henry Lee, whose eloquence rose higher but whose reflections were no deeper than those of Francis. In childhood he was admired for his docility and amiable deportment, in youth he was the ...
