| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1758 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Rehoboth | Eldorado | |||||
| Significant name | Chantilly | Montross, VA | |||||
| 1759/00/00 | Richard Lee proposes a bill in Virginia's House of Burgesses "to lay so heavy a duty on the importation of slaves as to put an end to that iniquitous and disgraceful traffic within the colony of Virginia." | Author | Slavery In America | ||||
| 1765/00/00 | Richard Henry Lee co-authors the Westmoreland Resolves | Co-author | Westmoreland Resolves | Declaration of the Westmoreland Resolves | |||
| 1766/02/27 | Westmoreland Resolution adopted | Signer | Westmoreland Resolves | Declaration of the Westmoreland Resolves | |||
| 1774/06/22 | Resolutions of Richard Henry Lee offering aid to Boston, whose port has been closed by the British, are adopted at a public meeting. | Patriot | Old Westmoreland Court House, VA | Montross, VA | |||
| 1774/07/00 | Virginia delegation arrives at the first Continental Congress. | Represented Virginia | Carpenters' Hall | Philadelphia, PA | First Continental Congress | ||
| 1776/00/00 | Virginia delegation to the Second Continental Congress | Represented Virginia | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Second Continental Congress | ||
| 1776/07/02 | Congress votes in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence from Britain | Author | US Declaration of Independence | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Second Continental Congress | |
| 1776/07/02 | Congress votes in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence from Britain | Author | Lee Resolution | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Second Continental Congress | |
| 1776/09/04 | Richard Henry Lee and Oliver Wilcott sign the Declaration of Independence | Signer, representing Virginia | US Declaration of Independence |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Westmoreland Resolves | Co-author | Declaration | 1765/00/00 |
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