Arthur Lee

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American diplomat human patriot in the American Revolution

Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American diplomat → human → patriot in the American Revolution →
birthDate	1740-12-20 →
birthPlace	Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia →
burialPlace	Urbanna, Virginia →
causeOfDeath	illness →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1792-12-12 →
deathPlace	Urbanna, Virginia →
educatedAt	Eton College → Middle Temple → University of Edinburgh → University of Leiden →
familyName	Lee →
father	Thomas Lee →
givenName	Arthur →
helpedSecure	French financial support for the United States → French military aid for the United States →
memberOf	Lee family of Virginia →
mother	Hannah Harrison Ludwell →
notableFor	securing French support for the United States during the American Revolutionary War → service as American commissioner in Europe →
occupation	diplomat → lawyer → physician → politician →
participantIn	American Revolutionary War → diplomatic mission to France →
politicalAlignment	Patriot cause in the American Revolution →
positionHeld	American commissioner to France → American commissioner to Prussia → American commissioner to Spain →
residence	London → Virginia →
sibling	Francis Lightfoot Lee → Philip Ludwell Lee → Richard Henry Lee → Thomas Ludwell Lee → William Lee →
workedWith	Benjamin Franklin → Silas Deane →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Silas Deane →	associatedWith
Olive Branch Petition →	carriedBy
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) →	involvedDiplomat
Treaty of Alliance (1778) →	negotiatedBy
Board of Treasury →	notableMember
Richard Henry Lee →	sibling
Treaty of Alliance (1778) →	signedBy