Francis Lightfoot Lee | |
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| Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia | |
| In office 1774–1779 | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office 1778–1782 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1734 Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony |
| Died | January 11, 1797 (aged 62) Menokin Plantation, Richmond County, Virginia |
| Resting place | Mount Airy, Tayloe Family Estate, Warsaw, Richmond County |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Lee Hannah Harrison Ludwell |
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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia.[1] As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain. Lee was a delegate to the Virginia Conventions and the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of Virginia. In addition to his career in politics, Lee owned a tobacco plantation as well as many slaves.[2] He was a member of the Lee family, a prominent Virginian dynasty.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard B. (2009). "Appendix: The Founding Fathers, A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–180. ISBN 978-0199832576.
- ^ "Francis Lightfoot Lee". The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Retrieved 6 July 2021.