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The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military.
Richard Lee I, founder of the family in North America
Confederate general Robert E. Lee
Thomas Lee (1690–1750), Virginia colonist and cofounder of the Ohio Company
Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and president of the Continental Congress
Henry Lee III
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Henry Lee III was an early American patriot and politician who served as the ninth governor of Virginia and as the Virginia representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the Ameri
Lee family
…Henry Lee (1732–1794), signers of the American Declaration of Independence, with Richard Lee also serving as one of Virginia's inaugural U.S. Senators; Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee (1756–1818), lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and Governor of Virginia; Thomas Sim Lee (1745–1819), Governor of Maryland and lastly, and most…
Posthumous portrait by James Herring, (c. 1838), after an original 18th century painting
A May 12, 1780 letter from Lee to Israel Shreve
Lee's house in Alexandria, Virginia