Richard Henry Lee

Richard Henry Lee
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office April 18, 1792 – October 8, 1792
Preceded by	John Langdon
Succeeded by	John Langdon
United States Senator from Virginia
In office March 4, 1789 – October 8, 1792
Preceded by	Inaugural Holder
Succeeded by	John Taylor
4th President of the Congress of the Confederation
In office November 30, 1784 – November 4, 1785
Preceded by	Thomas Mifflin
Succeeded by	John Hancock
Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia
In office November 1, 1784 – October 30, 1787
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Westmoreland County
In office September 14, 1758 – May 6, 1776
Preceded by	Augustine Washington Jr.
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1732-01-20)January 20, 1732 Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	June 19, 1794(1794-06-19) (aged 62) Chantilly Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Burnt House Fields, Lee Family Estate, Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Political party	Anti-Administration
Spouse(s)	Anne Aylett (died 1768) Anne (Gaskins) Pinckard
Children	13, including Ludwell
Parent(s)	Thomas Lee Hannah Harrison Ludwell
Profession	Law
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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia,^[1] 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.