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Richard Henry Lee

1732 - 1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Richard Henry Lee is the 15,844th most popular politician (down from 15,299th in 2024), the 8,754th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,880th in 2019) and the 668th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Richard Henry Lee ranks 15,844 out of 19,576. Before him are Edith of Wessex, Osred II of Northumbria, Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Castinus, Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Yōichi Masuzoe. After him are Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Dinesh Gunawardena, Dimitar Stanchov, Jim McGovern, Daniel Scioli, and Nader Al-Dahabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1732, Richard Henry Lee ranks 29. Before him are Joseph Gaertner, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Joseph von Sonnenfels, José Celestino Mutis, and Johan Peter Falk. After him are Shuja-ud-Daula, and David Rittenhouse. Among people deceased in 1794, Richard Henry Lee ranks 64. Before him are François Buzot, Isaac René Guy le Chapelier, Antonio Rinaldi, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Justus Möser, and François Chabot. After him is John Roebuck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 8,756 out of 20,380. Before him are Hugh O'Brian (1925), Rand Brooks (1918), Bruce Alberts (1938), Harold Solomon (1952), Ruth Chatterton (1892), and Charles Melton (1991). After him are Louise Lasser (1939), Missy Elliott (1971), Jim McGovern (1959), Peter Del Monte (1943), Lydia Maria Child (1802), and Elliott H. Lieb (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 668. Before him are Nikki Haley (1972), William Livingston (1723), Dick Durbin (1944), David Dinkins (1927), William Colby (1920), and Richard Neal (1949). After him are Jim McGovern (1959), Lee Friedlander (1934), Bella Abzug (1920), Kari Lake (1969), Porter Goss (1938), and Earl Browder (1891).

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