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Richard Henry Lee (Born 1732, died 1794) BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1732 BIRTHPLACE: Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia DEATH DATE: June 19, 1794 PLACE OF DEATH: Chantilly, Virginia PARENTS: Thomas and Hannah Ludwell Lee EDUCATION: Received his elementary education from private tutors, was sent to England to complete his education at the academy at Wakefield. He probably returned to Virginia in 1752. He then studied law OCCUPATION: Planter OFFICES HELD: Justice of the Peace, Westmoreland County, 1757; Delegate, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-1775; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1775-1779; Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1776; Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785; Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention, 1788; United States Senator, 1789-1792 PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Chantilly, Virginia SPOUSE: First wife--Ann Aglett; second wife--Anne Pinckard MISCELLANEOUS: Lee was a staunch defender of colonial rights and was aligned with Patrick Henry as a strong opponent of the Stamp Act. In late 1765, Lee reportedly led a "mob of gentlemen" to confront an official stamp collector and force him to promise never again to perform his duty as a stamp collector. Later