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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 1,122,857 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Richard Henry Lee is the 15,309th most popular politician (down from 13,837th in 2019), the 7,884th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,962nd in 2019) and the 499th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Henry Lee ranks 15,309 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammetnazar Gapurow, Jaime Torres Bodet, Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Basil Boioannes, and Jorge Illueca. After him are Juan Natalicio González, Kurt Biedenkopf, Jean Carnahan, Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus, Robert A. Lovett, and Melville Fuller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1732, Richard Henry Lee ranks 29. Before him are Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Joseph Gaertner, Johan Peter Falk, Frederick North, Lord North, José Celestino Mutis, and Shuja-ud-Daula. After him are David Rittenhouse, and John Blair Jr.. Among people deceased in 1794, Richard Henry Lee ranks 64. Before him are Maurice d'Elbée, Antonio Rinaldi, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, François Chabot, Justus Möser, and Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve. After him is John Roebuck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 7,884 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Cray (1953), Bill Smith (1924), Charles Willson Peale (1741), Megan Mullally (1958), Steve Schirripa (1958), and Will Geer (1902). After him are George Perkins Marsh (1801), Jim Dine (1935), Boots Randolph (1927), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Henry Charles Carey (1793), and Michael Franks (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Henry Lee ranks 499. Before him are John W. Snow (1939), Billy Cunningham (1943), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Jeff Sessions (1946), Julian Castro (1974), and Dick Durbin (1944). After him are Jean Carnahan (1933), Robert A. Lovett (1895), Melville Fuller (1833), Wilford Woodruff (1807), David Malpass (1956), and Simon Guggenheim (1867).

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