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1756 - 1818 (62 years)
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Name |
Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee |
Title |
Major General |
Suffix |
III |
Birth |
29 Jan 1756 |
Dumphries, Virginia [1, 2, 3, 4] |
- at the plantation, "Leesylvania"...
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Gender |
Male |
Graduation |
0___ 1773 |
Princeton University [5] |
Occupation |
9th Governor of Virginia [5] |
Military |
Revolutionary War Patriot [3] |
Death |
25 Mar 1818 |
Cumberland Island, Georgia [3] |
Burial |
Lee Chapel, Washington & Lee College, Lexington, Virginia [5] |
Person ID |
I37126 |
The Hennessee Family |
Last Modified |
17 Jul 2015 |
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| Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee (1756-1818) Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 - March 25, 1818), also known as Light-Horse Harry Lee, was an early American patriot who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. During the American Revolution, Lee served as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army and earned the nickname "Light-Horse Harry". Lee was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. |
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- Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 - March 25, 1818), also known as Light-Horse Harry Lee, was an early American patriot who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. During the American Revolution, Lee served as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army and earned the nickname "Light-Horse Harry". Lee was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [3]
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