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  Lee III, Henry "Light Horse Harry"
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NameHenry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III
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Lexington, Virginia , United States
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Born January 29, 1756
DiedMarch 25, 1818 (62 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Jun 18, 2023 11:29pm
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InfoHenry Lee III (January 29, 1756 - March 25, 1818), 18th century American general, called Light Horse Harry, was born near Dumfries, Virginia. His father was first cousin to Richard Henry Lee, sixth President of the Continental Congress. His mother was an aunt of the wife of Virginia Governor Thomas Nelson Jr. With a view to a legal career, he graduated (1773) at Princeton, but, soon afterwards, on the outbreak of the War of Independence, he became an officer in the patriot forces.

On 13 June 1793, Lee married the wealthy and attractive Anne Hill Carter (17 years his junior) at Shirley Plantation. They had six children, one of whom died in infancy in 1796. Their fifth child, Robert Edward Lee would later gain fame as a Confederate general during the American Civil War.


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FAMILY
Son Sydney Smith Lee 1802-1869
Grandson Fitzhugh Lee 1835-1905
Son Robert E. Lee 1805-1870
Grandson W. H. F. "Rooney" Lee 1837-1891
Father Henry Lee II 1730-1787
Grandfather Henry Lee 1691-1747
Great-Grandfather Richard Lee II 1647-1714
Grand Uncle Thomas Lee 1690-1750
1st Cousin Once Removed Richard Henry Lee 1732-1794
2nd Cousin Francis Lightfoot Lee 1782-1815
1st Cousin Once Removed Francis Lee 1734-1797
1st Cousin Once Removed Arthur Lee 1740-1792
Brother Charles Lee 1758-1815
Brother Richard B. Lee 1761-1827

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  04/01/1817 VA District 09 Lost 14.54% (-30.04%)
  04/00/1805 VA District 8 Lost 0.94% (-98.11%)
  04/24/1799 VA District 19 Won 51.37% (+2.75%)
  11/30/1793 VA Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/30/1792 VA Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/30/1791 VA Governor Won 55.41% (+23.57%)
  09/01/1790 VA District 7 Lost 0.69% (-38.80%)
  06/01/1788 Virginia Ratifying Convention Won 50.00% (+0.00%)
  12/31/1787 VA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1786 VA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1785 VA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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