Richard Henry Lee was the fourth President of the United States, holding office from
November 30,
1784 to
November 22,
1875 under the
Articles of Confederation.
Biographical Facts
- Born January 20, 1732 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Died June 19, 1794 in Chantilly, Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Buried in Burnt House Field Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, near Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia
- Parents: Thomas Lee (b. 1690, d. November 1750) and Hannah Harrison Ludwell (d. January 25, 1750)
- Married Ann Aylett (b. 1738, d. December 12, 1768) on December 3, 1757
- Children by Ann:
- Married Anne Gaskins Pinckard in July 1768
- Children by Anne:
- Anne Lee (b. December 1, 1770, d. September 9, 1804)
- Henrietta Lee (b. December 10, 1773, d. c.1804)
- Sarah Lee (b. December 27, 1775, d. May 8, 1837)
- Cassius Lee (b. August 18, 1779, d. July 8, 1798)
- Francis Lightfoot Lee (b. June 18, 1782, d. April 13, 1850)
Other Political Offices
- Justice of the Peace for Westmoreland County, Virginia (1757)
- Virginia House of Burgesses (1758 - 1775)
- Member of the Continental Congress (1774 - 1779, 1784 - 1785, 1787)
- Signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Virginia State House of Delegates (1777, 1780, 1785)
- Colonel of the Westmoreland, Virginia Militia
- United States Senator from Virginia (March 4, 1789 - October 8, 1792)
- President pro tempore during the Second Congress