Arthur Lee (diplomat)
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Arthur Lee was an American physician, diplomat, and abolitionist who was born in the British Colony of Virginia. He helped negotiate and signed the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France, along with Benj
Portrait by John Trumbull, 1790
Colonel Thomas Lee was a planter and politician in colonial Virginia, and a member of the Lee family, a political dynasty. Lee became involved in politics in 1710, serving in both houses of the Virgin
Arthur Lee (diplomat)
…his return to Virginia, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Born at Stratford Hall, Virginia, Arthur Lee was the youngest son of Hon. Thomas Lee (1690–1750), of the Lee family of Virginia, and Hannah Harrison Ludwell (1701–1750). Three of his five surviving elder brothers, Richard Henry Lee…
Portrait of Lee
Portrait of Lee's wife Hannah
Stratford Hall Plantation, built by Thomas Lee