Ludwell Lee | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office 1794–1796 | |
| Preceded by | John James Maund |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Stuart |
| Member of the Virginia Senate representing Prince William and Fairfax Counties | |
| In office October 1, 1792 – November 30, 1800 | |
| Preceded by | John Pope |
| Succeeded by | Thomson Mason |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Fairfax County | |
| In office October 19, 1789 – October 16, 1791 Serving with Roger West, Nicholas Fitzhugh | |
| Preceded by | David Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Roger West |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Prince William County | |
| In office October 15, 1787 – June 22, 1788 Serving with Cuthbert Bullitt | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Carroll Brent |
| Succeeded by | William Grayson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1760 Chantilly plantation, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | March 23, 1836 (aged 75) Belmont Manor House, Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Resting place | Belmont Manor House, Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Lee, Elizabeth Armistead |
| Parent(s) | Richard Henry Lee and Anne Aylett |
| Education | Middle Temple, London |
| Occupation | planter, lawyer |
Ludwell Lee (October 13, 1760 – March 23, 1836) was a prominent American lawyer and planter who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly representing Prince William and Fairfax Counties and rose to become the Speaker of the Virginia Senate. Beginning in 1799, following the death of his first wife, Lee built Belmont Manor, a planation house in Loudoun County, Virginia (created from Fairfax and Prince William Counties in 1757, his uncle Francis Lightfoot Lee having served as that county's first Burgess alongside James Hamilton), which today is on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
- ^ F.L. Lee married Rebecca Tayloe of Mt. Airy plantation in 1769 and made Menokin Plantation in Richmond County his family's residence for the remainder of his life. See Fairfax Harrison, Landmarks of Old Prince William (1924) (Prince William County Historical Commission by Gateway Press Baltimore 2nd reprint edition 1987) p. 344 n81
- ^ Frederick Warren Alexander, Stratford and the Lees:Connected with its History (1912) pp. 141-145
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