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Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Personal name headingLee, Henry, 1756-1818
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Variant(s)Lee, Light-Horse Harry, 1756-1818
Lee, Major General (Henry), 1756-1818
Lee, Henry, III, 1756-1818
See alsoVirginia. Governor (1791-1794 : Lee)
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1756-01-29
Death date1818-03-25
Place of birthDumfries (Va.)
Place of deathCumberland Island (Ga.)
AffiliationCollege of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
United States. Congress. House
United States. Continental Congress
Virginia. Governor
Profession or occupationGovernors
Found inRoyster, C. Light-Horse Harry Lee and the legacy of the American Revolution, c1982: CIP t.p. (Light-Horse Harry Lee)
Virginia. Governor (1791-1794 : Lee). By the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation, 1792: t.p. (Henry Lee)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Lee, Henry; Va. governor 1791-1794; grad. Princeton 1773; served in American Revolution; known as Light Horse Harry; member Continental Congress; commanded U.S. forces in Whiskey Insurrection; member U.S. Congress; b. 1/29/1756; d. 3/25/1818)
A funeral oration, on the death of General Washington, 1800: t.p. (Major General Lee) p. 4 (Major General Henry Lee)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 540 (Henry Lee was born at Leesylvania, Prince William Co., Virginia. Graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1773. Became a large-scale investor and land speculator. Served as governor of Virginia 1791-1794; died at Cumberland Island, Georgia)
Wikipedia, viewed March 26, 2019: under “Major-General Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee III (born in Dumfries, colony of Virginia; served as 9th governor of Virginia December 1, 1791-December 1, 1794; served in U. S. House of Representatives from Virginia March 4, 1799-March 3, 1801; delegate to Confederation Congress from Virginia 1786-1788. Member of the Federalist party. Served in Continental Army 1776-1783 and in U. S. Army 1798-1800.)
Associated languageeng