Lee, Richard Henry
signer of the declaration of independence, was born Jan. 20, 1732, in Stratford, Va. He was a member of the first congress in 1774. In accordance with instructions from the Virginia convention, he first proposed in congress a declaration of independence, June 7, 1776, and a committee was appointed to prepare it. He was a signer of the adopted declaration of independence, and of the articles of confederation. After the adoption of the articles of confederation he withdrew from congress, but was re-elected in 1784, and chosen president of that body, serving till 1787.
He was a senator in congress from Virginia from 1789 to 1792. He died June 9, 1794, in Chantilly, Va.