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Richard Henry Lee

1732 - 1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Henry Lee has received more than 1,019,344 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Henry Lee is the 13,885th most popular politician (down from 12,590th in 2019), the 6,976th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,575th in 2019) and the 426th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Henry Lee ranks 13,885 out of 15,577. Before him are William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Nicola Sturgeon, Per Ahlmark, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, and Nikolai Tanayev. After him are Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Noël Milarew Odingar, Dimitrie Brătianu, Wu Xueqian, Higinio Uriarte, and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1732, Richard Henry Lee ranks 29. Before him are Nevil Maskelyne, Johan Peter Falk, Frederick North, Lord North, David Rittenhouse, Shuja-ud-Daula, and José Celestino Mutis. After him is John Blair Jr.. Among people deceased in 1794, Richard Henry Lee ranks 56. Before him are Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Maurice d'Elbée, Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, Antonio Rinaldi, and Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 6,976 out of 18,182. Before him are Ronda Rousey (1987), Alan Shugart (1930), Jocelyn Brando (1919), Bob Einstein (1942), Art Acord (1890), and John Varley (1947). After him are David Bryan (1962), Eugene Bullard (1895), Bronson Pinchot (1959), Priscilla Pointer (1924), Constance Bennett (1904), and Daniel Pipes (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 426. Before him are Enoch L. Johnson (1883), Metacomet (1639), Gina Raimondo (1971), John W. Foster (1836), Wilbur Ross (1937), and Chuck Grassley (1933). After him are Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), Little Crow (1810), Richard H. Truly (1937), Galo Plaza (1906), Billy Cunningham (1943), and Edward Douglass White (1845).

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