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Richard Henry Lee   /rˈɪtʃərd hˈɛnri li/   Listen
Richard Henry Lee

noun
1.
Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794).  Synonym: Lee.






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... arrived at Philadelphia jaded and tired. They found stable room for their horses, made the best toilet possible, and found their way at once to Independence Hall, where opinions were exchanged. On the 7th of June, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia submitted a series of resolutions, under the instructions of the Virginia Assembly—resolutions which, it may be stated, pledged the colonies to carry on the war until the English were entirely driven out of the country. Congress ...
— My Native Land • James Cox



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