Charles Lee | |
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| 3rd United States Attorney General | |
| In office December 10, 1795 – March 4, 1801 | |
| President | George Washington John Adams |
| Preceded by | William Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Levi Lincoln |
| United States Secretary of State Acting | |
| In office May 13, 1800 – June 5, 1800 | |
| President | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Fairfax County | |
| In office October 21, 1793 – November 7, 1796 Serving with Samuel Arell, Elisha C. Dick | |
| Preceded by | Charles Simms |
| Succeeded by | Charles Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1758 Leesylvania, Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 24, 1815 (aged 57) Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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Charles Lee (January 1, 1758 – June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who served as United States Attorney General from 1795 until 1801,[1] and as United States Secretary of State ad interim from May 13, 1800, to June 5, 1800,[2][3] after serving as prosecutor for the City of Alexandria[4] and serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from Fairfax County.[5]
- ^ "Attorney General: Charles Lee". www.justice.gov. Oct 23, 2014. Retrieved Jun 9, 2020.
- ^ "CHARLES LEE (1758-1815)".
- ^ "Secretaries of state ad interim".
- ^ Lee, Edmund Jennings (1895). Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892. Philadelphia: Franklin Printing Company. p. 362.
- ^ "Charles Lee, Member from 1793 - 1795". house.virginia.gov. Retrieved Jun 26, 2022.