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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765 , Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain .
Feb 18, 2020 · Learn about Francis Lightfoot Lee, a Virginia delegate, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Find out his early life, education, politics, controversy and final years.
Aug 15, 2022 · Francis Lightfoot Lee, known as Frank, was a member of the House of Burgesses (1758–1774), the Continental Congress (1775–1779), and the Senate of Virginia (1778–1782). Born into the Lee family of Stratford Hall, Lee was a dedicated if reluctant public servant for most of his life.
May 18, 2012 · Francis Lightfoot Lee was a delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress that signed the Declaration of Independence.
Francis Lightfoot Lee. 1734-1797. Virginia House of Burgesses, Representing Virginia at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. Francis Lightfoot Lee (brother of R.H. Lee) was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, on the fourteenth of October, 1734.
Aug 27, 2023 · One name kept drawing my attention as I dug deeper into the history of America's early years: Francis Lightfoot Lee. Francis, a major Lee family member from Virginia, is largely overshadowed by his more well-known contemporaries and even by members of his own family.
Francis Lightfoot Lee, the fourth son of Thomas Lee of Virginia, and brother of Richard Henry Lee, one of the most distinguished patriots, and eloquent advocates of American Independence, was born on the fourteenth day of October, 1734.
