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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain.
15 de ago. de 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a member of the Lee family of Stratford Hall. Explore his political service in Virginia and Congress, his marriage and estate, and his role in the Lee-Deane controversy.
27 de ago. de 2023 · August 27, 2023. Francis Lightfoot Lee: An Unknown Hero of the Revolution. One name kept drawing my attention as I dug deeper into the history of America’s early years: Francis Lightfoot Lee. Francis, a major Lee family member from Virginia, is largely overshadowed by his more well-known contemporaries and even by members of his own family.
In 1775, Mr. Lee was chosen a member of the continental congress, by the Virginia convention. This was an eventful period in the annals of America. It was the year in which was shed the first blood in the revolutionary struggle. It was emphatically the year of "clouds and darkness," in which indeed the hope of better days was indulged, but in ...
18 de fev. de 2020 · Francis Lightfoot Lee. March 4, 2020. Francis Lightfoot Lee was a Virginian delegate to the second Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and served on the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Menokin, the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee — a signer of the Declaration of Independence — is a National Historic Landmark and, like our country, built on the contradictions of slavery. It is one of the best documented 18th century houses in the United States.
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1758-75; Elected to Continental Congress, 1775-79, Member of Virginia Senate. Died: January 11, 1797. Francis Lightfoot Lee (brother of R.H. Lee) was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, on the fourteenth of October, 1734.
