LEE, Richard Henry [1732-1794] -- American Revolutionary patriot statesman, Signer
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Signer (1776)
Justice of the Peace for Westmoreland Co. (1757)
VA House of Burgesses (1758-1775)
Continental Congress (1774-1779, 1784-1785, 1787)
President of the United States in Congress assembled (1784-1785)
US Senator from VA (1789-1792)
Justice of the Peace for Westmoreland Co. (1757)
VA House of Burgesses (1758-1775)
Continental Congress (1774-1779, 1784-1785, 1787)
President of the United States in Congress assembled (1784-1785)
US Senator from VA (1789-1792)
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Signer: U.S. Declaration of Independence He is best known for proposing in the Continental Congress on 7 June 1776 the so-called Lee's Resolution to declare independence from Great Britain.
Chronology |
1757 | Justice of the Peace for Westmoreland Co. |
1758-1775 | VA House of Burgesses |
1774-1779 | Continental Congress |
1776 | Signer |
1784-1785 | Continental Congress |
1784-1785 | President of the United States in Congress assembled |
1787 | Continental Congress |
1789-1792 | US Senator from VA |