Richard Lee | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Westmoreland County | |
| In office 1776–1795 Serving with John Augustine Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Richard Parker, Daniel McCarty, Henry Lee Jr, Bushrod Washington, William Augustine Washington, Henry Lee, Willoughby Newton | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Daniel McCarty |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Westmoreland County | |
| In office 1757–1775 Serving with Richard Henry Lee | |
| Preceded by | Philip Ludwell Lee |
| Succeeded by | position eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1726 "Lee Hall", Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | 1795 (aged Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".–Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".) Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sarah Bland Poythress |
| Relations | John Lee (brother) Richard Lee II(grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Lee I and Mary Bland |
| Occupation | planter, clerk, legislator |
Richard Lee (1726–1795), known most commonly as "Squire", was a prominent Virginia planter, and American politician, who was active in the American Revolutionary War. He represented Westmoreland County Virginia continuously (but on a part-time basis) in the Virginia General Assembly from 1757 (when the lower house was known as the House of Burgesses, through the five Virginia Revolutionary Conventions until his death in 1795 (when it was known as the Virginia House of Delegates). Complicating matters, he had a cousin also known as Squire Richard Lee, who built Blenheim in Maryland.