Richard Henry Lee

Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. Lee also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, proposed and was a signatory to the Continental Association, signed the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792, serving part of that time as the second president ''pro tempore'' of the upper house.

He was a member of the Lee family, a historically influential family in Virginia politics. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Life of Arthur Lee, LL.D., joint commissioner of the United States to the court of France, and sole commissioner to the courts of Spain and Prussia, during the Revolutionary War ; with his political and literary correspondence and his papers on diplomatic and political subjects, and the affairs of the United States during the same period /
    by Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865
    Published 1969
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    Life of Authur Lee, LL.D : joint commissioner of the United States to the court of France, and sole commissioner to the courts of Spain and Prussia, during the revolutionary war. With his political and literary correspondence and his papers on diplomatic and political subjects, and the affairs of the United States during the same period /
    by Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865
    Published 1829
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    Memoir of the life of Harriet Preble : containing portions of her correspondence, journal and other writings, literary and religious /
    by Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865
    Published 1856
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