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Henry Lee III

1756 - 1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, who led the Army of Northern Virginia against the Union Army during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Henry Lee III is the 13,842nd most popular politician (up from 13,966th in 2024), the 6,351st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,212th in 2019) and the 507th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Henry Lee III ranks 13,842 out of 19,576. Before him are Fabre Geffrard, Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar, Hans Apel, Géza Fejérváry, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, and Black Kettle. After him are Domenico Morosini, Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Danny Davis, Charles Pasqua, and Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.

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Among people born in 1756, Henry Lee III ranks 36. Before him are John Trumbull, Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, Francesca Lebrun, Henry Raeburn, Jan Śniadecki, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Herman of Alaska, François Chabot, Everard Home, Georg Friedrich von Martens, Thomas Linley the younger, and Willem Bilderdijk. Among people deceased in 1818, Henry Lee III ranks 38. Before him are Martha Christina Tiahahu, Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Joachim Heinrich Campe, Nikolay Novikov, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, and Ivan Kulibin. After him are Josef Abel, Johann David Wyss, Carl Frederik von Breda, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Arthur St. Clair, and George Rogers Clark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Lee III ranks 6,351 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Alexander (1880), Ferde Grofé (1892), Scott LaFaro (1936), Thomas Lennon (1970), and Black Kettle (1803). After him are Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Danny Davis (1941), Hal Clement (1922), Tom Ewell (1909), Lukas Haas (1976), John Adair (1757), and Louise Brough (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry Lee III ranks 507. Before him are Florence Bascom (1862), Mike Huckabee (1955), Daniel Morgan (1736), Richard H. Truly (1937), Bobby Seale (1936), and Black Kettle (1803). After him are Danny Davis (1941), John Adair (1757), Salmon P. Chase (1808), Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879), Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), and Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926).

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