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Richard Henry Lee
Member From: 1758 - 1785
- Birth Date: January 20, 1732 Birth Place:Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Death Date: June 19, 1794
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Anne Aylett (married December 3, 1757 until her death in 1768)Anne Gaskins Pinckard (married 1769)
- Children: 9
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- Additional Info: Richard Henry Lee's parents were Thomas Lee & Hannah Ludwell Lee.
- Bio: Born at “Stratford”, Westmoreland County, Va., January 20, 1732. Died at “Chantilly”, Westmoreland County, Va., June 19, 1794. Buried in the family burial ground at the “Burnt House” field, “Mount Pleasant”, Westmoreland County, Va. Richard Henry Lee of Westmoreland County was the son of Governor Thomas Lee of “Stratford” and Hannah Ludwell, daughter of Philip and Hannah (Harrison) Ludwell. He left Wakefield Academy at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in 1752, and studied at Chantilly near Paris, France. He was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1758-75, and organized the Westmoreland Association, writing its resolutions opposing the Stamp Act, 1766. He was a justice of the peace for Westmoreland County in 1770; originator and member of the Committee of Correspondence, 1773; member of the Virginia Conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776; the Continental Congress, 1774-79, 1784-87 (President, 1774); offered the resolution from which the Declaration of independence was formulated; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; signer of the Articles of Confederation, 1778; member of the House of Delegates, 1777, 1780-85; and United States Senator, 1789-92, He married firstly, December 3, 1757, Anne Aylett (died December 12, 1768), daughter of Captain William and Elizabeth (Eskridge) Aylett, Jr., and secondly, in 1769, Mrs. Anne (Gaskins) Pinckard, widow of Thomas Pinckard and daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Eustace) Gaskins of “Gascony”, Northumberland County, Va.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was JOHN JAMES BECKLEY. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Served in 2 Continental Congresses - (1784-1789 & 1784-1787)
President of Continental Congress - (1784)
United States Senate - (1789-1792)
Committee of Correspondence - 1773
Speaker of the House of Delegates - March 1781 Session
Virginia Constitutional Convention (1776)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1758-1761 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1761-1765 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
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| 1766-1768 | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1769 | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1769-1771 | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1772-1774 | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1775-1776 | Westmoreland | ||||
| 1777-1778 | Westmoreland | ||||
| 1780-1781 | Westmoreland | Speaker of the House | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
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| 1782 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1783 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1784-1785 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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