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Lighthorse Harry Lee

Henry Lee III
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9th Governor of Virginia
In office
December 1, 1791 – December 1, 1794
Preceded by Beverley Randolph
Succeeded by Robert Brooke
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded by Walter Jones
Succeeded by John Taliaferro
Personal details
Born (1756-01-29)January 29, 1756
Dumfries, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died March 25, 1818(1818-03-25) (aged 62)
Cumberland Island, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place Lee Chapel
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Federalist
Spouse(s) Matilda Ludwell Lee
Anne Hill Carter
Children Robert E. Lee, others
Alma mater College of New Jersey
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s) "Light-Horse Harry"
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Continental Army
Seal of the United States Board of War and Ordnance.png United States Army
Years of service 1776–1783 (Continental Army)
1798–1800 (U.S. Army)
Rank Lieutenant colonel (Continental Army)
Major general (U.S. Army)
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
Whiskey Rebellion

Major-General Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". Lee was the father of Civil War-era Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

Lee was born near Dumfries in the Colony of Virginia. He was the son of Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of "Leesylvania" and Lucy Grymes (1734–1792) the "Lowland Beauty". His father was the second cousin of Richard Henry Lee, twelfth President of the Continental Congress. His mother was an aunt of the wife of Virginia Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr. His great-grandmother Mary Bland was also a grand-aunt of President Thomas Jefferson.

Lee was the grandson of Capt. Henry Lee I, a great-grandson of Richard Bland, and a great-great-grandson of William Randolph. He was also a descendant of Theodorick Bland of Westover and Governor Richard Bennett.


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