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Bookmark or Share- Richard Henry Lee - WikipediaRichard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, [1] 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 - Quotes, Resolution & Statesman - BiographyRichard 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...
- Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794) - Encyclopedia VirginiaSon 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, Facts, Life, Career, Founding FatherRichard 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.
- Richard Henry Lee | Signer of Declaration, Revolutionary War ...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.
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