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Francis Lightfoot Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee
(October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a member of the
House of Burgesses
in the
Colony of Virginia
. As an active protester regarding issues such as the
Stamp Act
, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from
Britain
. Lee was a delegate to the
Virginia Conventions
and the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the
Articles of Confederation
and the
Declaration of Independence
as a representative of
Virginia
.
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