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  1. Lee, Richard Henry Leenoun

    leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)

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  1. Richard Henry Lee

    Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Continental Association and the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792, serving part of that time as the second president pro tempore of the upper house. He was a member of the Lee family, a historically influential family in Virginia politics.

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  1. richard henry lee

    Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman who was a leading figure in advocating for America's independence from the British Empire during the American Revolution. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1732, and died in 1794. He served as a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress, and is best known for the Lee Resolution, which proposed the colonies' independence from Britain. Lee was also President of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation from 1784 to 1785. He was a central figure in the political developments of his time and was instrumental in framing the U.S. Constitution.

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  1. Richard Henry Lee

    Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States Declaration of Independence, which Lee signed. He also served a one-year term as the President of the Continental Congress, and was a United States Senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792, serving during part of that time as one of the first Presidents pro tempore.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Richard Henry Lee in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Richard Henry Lee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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