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'''Francis Lightfoot Lee''' is a Founding Father of [[America]]. Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Along with his brother [[Richard Henry Lee]], he would be a Virginian delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Lee would be a state [[Senator]] for [[Virginia]]. Often noted for his intelligence, he was characterized for his integrity, sound judgment and his love of his country. | '''Francis Lightfoot Lee''' is a Founding Father of [[America]]. Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Along with his brother [[Richard Henry Lee]], he would be a Virginian delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Lee would be a state [[Senator]] for [[Virginia]]. Often noted for his intelligence, he was characterized for his integrity, sound judgment and his love of his country. | ||
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Francis Lightfoot Lee is a Founding Father of America. Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Along with his brother Richard Henry Lee, he would be a Virginian delegate to the Continental Congress that signed the Declaration of Independence. Lee would be a state Senator for Virginia. Often noted for his intelligence, he was characterized for his integrity, sound judgment and his love of his country.
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Early Life
Francis was born in Loudoun County, Westmoreland, Virginia, the fourth son of father Thomas Lee. While his brothers received the highest education in England, Francis was professionally educated at home by Doctor Craig. At the age of thirty-five, Francis married Rebecca Tayloe and they moved to a plantation in Richmond County, Virginia. [2] They did not have any children.
Politics
In 1765, he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and served there until 1775. He bitterly opposed the Stamp Act by Britain. [3] At the age of forty-one, Lee served in the Continental Congress. He would comment before voting for the Declaration,
| “ | Let us, my dear friend, do the best we can for the good of our country, and leave the event to fate. | ” |
Lee left Congress in 1779 hoping for a long retirement and farming. He was reluctantly elected to the Virginia legislature where he fulfilled his obligations.
Death
Lee had suffered from pleurisy and at the age of sixty-three he died from it. His wife also became infected and she died within a few days of her husband.
