William Lee | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate representing Elizabeth City, Warwick and York Counties | |
| In office May 5, 1783 – October 17, 1785 | |
| Preceded by | David Jameson |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1739 Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Died | June 27, 1795 (aged 55) Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Hannah P. Ludwell |
| Relations | Arthur Lee (1740–1792) Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734–1797) Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell |
| Education | Oxford University |
| Occupation | diplomat, merchant, soldier, legislator, justice of the peace |
William Lee (August 31, 1739 – June 27, 1795) was a Virginia merchant and member of the Lee Family of Virginia who served as an American diplomat during the Revolutionary War, became a plantation owner through marriage, and represented Elizabeth City, Warwick and York Counties in the Virginia Senate. His son William Ludwell Lee (who survived him only by a decade) became an early Lee family genealogist as well as left a will freeing his slaves.