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Henry Lee III

1756 - 1818

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Henry 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". He was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Lee III has received more than 1,601,282 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Lee III is the 13,975th most popular politician (down from 12,930th in 2019), the 6,213th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,872nd in 2019) and the 401st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Lee III ranks 13,975 out of 19,576. Before him are Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Hernando Siles Reyes, Christian Albrecht Bluhme, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, Yi Jun-yong, and Nicolas Schmit. After him are Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Lucius Aelius Lamia, Carlyle Glean, Ali Mansur, Mircea Geoană, and Matthew Hopkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Henry Lee III ranks 41. Before him are Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, Henry Raeburn, Michael von Kienmayer, Everard Home, Francesca Lebrun, and Georg Friedrich von Martens. After him are Franz Josef Gerstner, Willem Bilderdijk, Thomas Linley the younger, and Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1818, Henry Lee III ranks 39. Before him are Nikolay Novikov, Josef Abel, Ivan Kulibin, Martha Christina Tiahahu, Joachim Heinrich Campe, and Johann David Wyss. After him are Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Carl Frederik von Breda, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Arthur St. Clair, and George Rogers Clark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Lee III ranks 6,213 out of 20,380. Before him are Camille Paglia (1947), Playboi Carti (1996), Alf Landon (1887), Charles Kittel (1916), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), and Frank Elmore Ross (1874). After him are Jimmy Reed (1925), Dana White (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Jamie Gillis (1943), Bellamy Young (1970), and Freddie Spencer (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry Lee III ranks 401. Before him are John Lewis (1940), John Podesta (1949), Robert R. Livingston (1746), Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820), Gray Davis (1942), and Alf Landon (1887). After him are Caroline Harrison (1832), John W. Foster (1836), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Edward Livingston (1764), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), and Paul H. O'Neill (1935).

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