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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732–June 19, 1794) was an American who served as the sixth President of the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation, holding office from November 30, 1784 to November 22, 1785. He was preceded in office by Thomas Mifflin and succeeded by John Hancock. The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress elected by the delegates to the congress. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Mifflin , John Singleton Copley, 1773. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Stanford Hall Plantation Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress. ... The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly known as the Articles of Confederation, was the first governing document, or constitution, of the United States of America. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Mifflin , John Singleton Copley, 1773. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ...

Lee was born in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 20, 1732. Richard was the son of Col. Thomas Lee, Hon. (1690-1750) and Hannah Harrison Ludwell (1701-1750) [1]. He was the great uncle of Robert E. Lee. Stanford Hall Plantation Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Thomas Lee (c. ... Thomas Lee (c. ... For other uses, see Robert E. Lee (disambiguation). ...

Richard was sent to England and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield in Yorkshire. In 1752 he returned to Virginia, where he began to practice law. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is a public (independent and thus fee-paying) school in Wakefield, England. ... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Early career

In 1757 he was appointed justice of the peace for Westmoreland County. In 1761 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses; this is where he met Patrick Henry when both headed many committees on resolves. An early advocate of independence, he became one of the first to create Committees of Correspondence among the many independence-minded Americans in the various colonies. 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Patrick Henry before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. ... Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 â€“ June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his stirring oratory. ... This article is about the historical committee of correspondence. ...

American Revolution

In August, 1774, Lee was chosen as a delegate to the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1775 he became a Colonel of militia in Westmoreland County. In Lee's Resolution on the 7th of June 1776, Lee put forth the motion to the Continental Congress to declare Independence from England. which read (in part): "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." Due to Lee's absence from the Congress because of his wife's illness, Thomas Jefferson was to write the Declaration. Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Lee Resolution, or sometimes Lees Resolution, was proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia to the Second Continental Congress on June 7, 1776. ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.â€“4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801â€“09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were Free and Independent States and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to...

Quotes

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” ^[1]

“Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”

Political offices

==Marriage Hello my nae is Tida Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the United States Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the President of the Senate. ... Independence Hall // The Second United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (854x1234, 114 KB) Lee Family Coat of Arms Description: â€œGules, a fesse chequy or and azure between ten billets argent, four in chief, and three, two and one in baseâ€. (On a red shield a broad horizontal bar composed of three... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (854x1234, 114 KB) Lee Family Coat of Arms Description: â€œGules, a fesse chequy or and azure between ten billets argent, four in chief, and three, two and one in baseâ€. (On a red shield a broad horizontal bar composed of three...

Children

2. Col. Ludwell Lee, Esq. (1760-1836), who married Flora Lee (1771-1795), daughter of Hon. Philip Ludwell Lee, Sr., Esq. (1727-1775) and Elizabeth Steptoe (1743-1789), who married secondly, Philip Richard Fendall I (1734-1805).

4. Hannah Lee (1765-1801), who married Hon. Corbin Washington (1764-1799), son of Col. John Augustine Washington (1736-1787) and Hannah Bushrod (1738-1801). John Augustine Washington (1736-1787) was the brother of George Washington and the third son of Mary Ball Washington and Augustine Washington. ...

6. Anne Lee (1770-1804), who married Hon. Charles Lee (1758-1815), U.S. Attorney General under John Adams. Charles was the son of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II (1730-1787) and Lucy Grymes (1734-1792). Charles Lee (1758â€“ June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer from Virginia. ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... Lee Family Coat of Arms Maj. ...

7. Henrietta "Harriotte" Lee (1773-1803), who married Hon. George Richard Lee Turberville (ca. 1770), son of Hon. George Richard Turberville, Jr. (1742-1792) and Martha Corbin (1742).

8. Sarah Caldwell "Sally" Lee (1775-1837), who married Edmund Jennings Lee I (1772-1843), son of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II (1730-1787) and Lucy Grymes (1734-1792). Lee Family Coat of Arms Maj. ...

10. Francis Lightfoot Lee (1782-1850), who married Jane Fitzgerald (d. 1816), daughter of Col. John Fitzgerald and Jane Digges. (grandparents of Francis Preston Blair Lee) Francis Lightfoot Lee, born in 1782, was the son of Richard Henry Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence and author of Lees Resolution, and Anne (Gaskins) Pinckard. ... John Fitzgerald (born February 10, 1984) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Bury F.C. on loan from Blackburn Rovers F.C.. Also, John Fitzgerald, Australian Tennis Player and doubles partner of John Alexander. ... Blair Lee I Francis Preston Blair Lee (b. ...

Ancestry

Richard was the son of Col. Thomas Lee, Hon. (1690-1750) of "Stratford Hall", Westmoreland Co., Virginia. Thomas married Hannah Harrison Ludwell (1701-1750). Thomas Lee (c. ... Stanford Hall Plantation Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. ... Thomas Lee (c. ...

Hannah was the daughter of Col. Philip Ludwell II (1672-1726) of "Greenspring", and Hannah Harrison (1679-1731).

Thomas was the son of Col. Richard Lee II, Esq., “the scholar” (1647-1715) and Laetitia Corbin (ca. 1657-1706). Col. ...

Laetitia was the daughter of Richard’s neighbor and, Councillor, Hon. Henry Corbin, Sr. (1629-1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Burnham (ca. 1627-1684).

Richard II, was the son of Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., "the immigrant" (1618-1664) and Anne Constable (ca. 1621-1666). Col. ...

Further reading

Fiction

Richard Henry Lee is a key character in the musical play 1776, portrayed by Ron Holgate in both the OBC and the 1972 film. He performs a musical number called "THE LEES OF OLD VIRGINIA", about his choice to come up with a resolution for Independency. 1776 is the title of a 1969 Broadway musical and its 1972 film adaptation. ... Ronald Holgate (born May 26, 1937, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American actor and opera singer, best known as Richard Henry Lee in the original Broadway production of 1776. ...

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