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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.
Richard Henry Lee. Richard Henry Lee (Condado de Westmoreland, 20 de enero de 1732 - Chantilly, Virginia, 19 de junio de 1794) fue un político estadounidense. Abogado y juez destacado de la colonia británica de Virginia desde 1757, fue designado por los electores de ésta para representarlos ante el Congreso de Filadelfia desde 1775.
21 de mar. de 2024 · Richard Henry Lee 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).
2 de abr. de 2014 · 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 and legislators.
6 de mar. de 2024 · Richard Henry Lee was born on 20 January 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the fourth surviving child of Colonel Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell Lee. The Lee dynasty was one of the most prominent families in colonial Virginia; it had been founded in 1639 by Richard Lee 'The Immigrant', who had arrived in Jamestown with ambitions of becoming a tobacco planter.
31 de may. de 2017 · Richard Henry Lee was a planter, merchant, politician, and a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia. 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.
Richard Henry Lee. Date of Birth - Death January 20, 1732-June 19, 1794. Although Richard Henry Lee demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to American independence, his name and work are not prevalent in U.S. public memory. Lee’s passionate and multifaceted opinions about the budding new nation were especially evident in his vehement defense ...
