Anne Hill Carter Lee | |
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First Lady of Virginia | |
Assumed role December 1, 1791 – December 1, 1794 | |
Governor | Henry Lee III |
Preceded by | Martha Cocke Randolph |
Succeeded by | Mary Ritchie Hopper Brooke |
Personal details | |
Born | Anne Hill Carter March 26, 1773 Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia |
Died | June 26, 1829 (aged 56) Ravensworth Plantation, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
Resting place | University Chapel Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
Spouse | |
Children | 9, including: Henry Lee IV Sydney Smith Lee Robert E. Lee |
Parent(s) | Charles Carter Anne Butler Moore |
Anne Hill Carter Lee (March 26, 1773 – June 26, 1829) was the First Lady of Virginia from 1791 to 1794 as the wife of the ninth governor, Henry Lee III. She was the mother of the general-in-chief of the Confederate States of America, Robert E. Lee. As a separated wife and then as a widow, she was the head of her household at Lee Corner, Alexandria, Virginia, in what is now known as the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. Her chronic pain and straitened circumstances play a significant role in her son Robert's biography.[1]