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Henry III Light Horse Lee b. 29 January 1756 d. 25 March 1818

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Person:624326

Lineage	Lee
Sex	Male
Full name (at birth)	Henry III Light Horse Lee
Parents ♂ Henry II of Leesylvania Lee [Lee] b. 1730 d. 1787
Wiki-page	wikipedia:en:Henry_Lee_III

Events

29 January 1756 birth:

25 March 1818 death:

Notes

Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American patriot who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. During the American Revolution, Lee served as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army and earned the name Light-Horse Harry.[1][2] Lee was also the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

Lee was born at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the son of Major General Henry Lee III (Light Horse Harry) (1756–1818), Governor of Virginia, and his second wife, Anne Hill Carter (1773–1829). His birth date has traditionally been recorded as January 19, 1807, but according to the historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor, "Lee's writings indicate he may have been born the previous year.

Lee was born near Dumfries, Virginia, the son of 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 a great-aunt of President Thomas Jefferson.

Lee was the grandson of Henry Lee I, a great-grandson of Richard Bland, and a great-great-grandson of William Randolph.[3] He was also a descendant of Theodorick Bland of Westover and Governor Richard Bennett.