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Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee
(January 20, 1732June 19, 1794) 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 the second
President pro tempore
of the upper house.
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