Richard Bland Lee
Richard Bland Lee I | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Brent |
| Constituency | 4th district (1789-1793) 17th district (1793-1795) |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1799 Serving with Thomas Swann | |
| Preceded by | Roger West |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Fitzhugh |
| Constituency | Fairfax County |
| In office November 8, 1796 - December 3, 1797 Serving with William Ellzey, Jr. | |
| Preceded by | Stacey Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Clapham |
| Constituency | Loudoun County |
| In office June 23, 1788 - October 18, 1789 Serving with Levin Powell | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Clapham |
| Succeeded by | Albert Russell |
| Constituency | Loudoun County |
| In office May 3, 1784 – October 15, 1787 Serving with Francis Peyton | |
| Preceded by | Stevens Thomson Mason |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Clapham |
| Constituency | Loudoun County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1761 |
| Died | March 12, 1827 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Pro-Administration Party |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Collins |
| Relations | Brother of Major Gen. Henry ("Light Horse Harry") Lee III, Brother of Attorney General Charles Lee, Uncle of Robert E. Lee |
| Children | Mary Ann Lee Richard Bland Lee II Ann Matilda (Lee) Washington Mary Collins Lee Cornelia (Lee) Marcrae Zaccheus Collins Lee Laura Lee Nancy Ruth (Lee) Todd (Lee and his wife were also the parents of two stillborn children) |
| Alma mater | The College of William and Mary |
| Occupation | Planter, judge |
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Richard Bland Lee I (January 20, 1761 – March 12, 1827) was an American planter, jurist, and politician from Fairfax County, Virginia. He was the son of Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of "Leesylvania" and Lucy Grymes (1734–1792) and the younger brother of both Maj. Gen. Henry ("Light Horse Harry") Lee (1756–1818) and of Charles Lee (1758–1815), Attorney General of the United States from 1795 to 1801, who served in both the Washington and Adams administrations.