Historical records matching Richard Bland Lee, Sr., U.S. Congress
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About Richard Bland Lee, Sr., U.S. Congress
3. Richard Bland Lee I (1761–1827) of "Sully", who married Elizabeth "Eliza" Collins (1768–1858), daughter of Stephen Collins and Mary Parish.
Family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bland_Lee
Children
- Mary Ann Lee[13] born May 11, 1795, died June 21, 1796 of dysentery. Buried at Sully in unmarked grave.
- Col. Richard Bland Lee II[13] born July 20, 1797, died August 2, 1875. Married Julia Anna Marion Prosser (1806–1882), daughter of John Prosser and Mary "Polly" Poole.Both buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
- Ann Matilda Lee[13] born July 13, 1799, died December 20, 1880. Married Dr. Baily Washington III (1787–1854).
- Mary Collins Lee[13] born May 6, 1801, died February 22, 1805. Buried at Sully in unmarked grave.
- Laura Lee[13] born May 10, 1803, died in infancy
- Cornelia Lee[13] born March 20, 1804, died December 26, 1876. Married Dr. James W. F. Marcrae.
- Hon. Zaccheus Collins Lee[13] born December 5, 1805, died November 1859 in Baltimore, MD; Served as U.S. District Attorney from 1848 to 1855. Married Martha Jenkins.
- Male Infant[13] born April 15, 1807, died April 15, 1807
- Male Infant[13] stillborn June 11, 1809
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bland_Lee
http://leearchive.wlu.edu/papers/books/by_date_list_1.html
Added per DAR's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members" by Mary S Lockwood, published 1895
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Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) — Born in Prince William County, Va., January 20, 1761. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-95 (at-large 1789-91, 4th District 1791-93, 17th District 1793-95); judge in District of Columbia, 1827. Died March 12, 1827 (age 66 years, 51 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Congressional Cemetery; reinterment in 1975 at Sully, Chantilly, Va.
Relatives: Brother of Henry Lee and Charles Lee; grandnephew of Richard Bland; granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905); first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee; third cousin of Zachary Taylor.
Political families: Lee-Muhlenberg family; Mason family of Virginia; Randolph-Tucker-Meriwether family of Virginia (subsets of the Thousand Related Politicians).
See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html#cms00416
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LEE, Richard Bland, (1761 - 1827)
LEE, Richard Bland, (brother of Henry Lee), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Leesylvania,” in Prince William County, Va., January 20, 1761; pursued English and classical studies in private schools; attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; member of the state house of delegates 1784-1788; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First, Second, and Third Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1795); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1794 to the Fourth Congress; again a member of the state house of delegates 1796 and 1799-1806; moved to Washington, D.C., about 1815; appointed by President Madison in 1816 commissioner to adjudicate claims arising out of the loss or destruction of property during the War of 1812; appointed by President Monroe in 1819 judge of the Orphans’ Court of the District of Columbia and served until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 1827; interment in the Congressional Cemetery; reinterment on the grounds of his home, ‘’Sully,” near Chantilly, Va.
- Religion: Anglicanism
- Residence: Sully Historic Site
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 12 2021, 20:41:53 UTC
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 12 2021, 20:41:53 UTC
- Residence: District of Columbia, United States
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 10 2023, 19:32:17 UTC
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Richard Bland Lee, Sr., U.S. Congress's Timeline
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January 20, 1761
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Leesylvania, Prince William County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1790
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United States
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July 20, 1797
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Sully Plantation, Fairfax, Virginia
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1804
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December 5, 1805
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