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.

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Label Occurrences
Arthur Lee canonical 17

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 ⓘ
United States Minister to Spain ⓘ
surface form: American commissioner to Spain
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Virginia ⓘ
sibling Francis Lightfoot Lee ⓘ
Thomas Ludwell Lee ⓘ
surface form: Philip Ludwell Lee

Richard Henry Lee ⓘ
Thomas Ludwell Lee ⓘ
William Lee ⓘ
workedWith Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Silas Deane ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Alliance (1778) → negotiatedBy → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) → signedBy → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → involvedDiplomat → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Board of Treasury → notableMember → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Richard Henry Lee → sibling → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Silas Deane → associatedWith → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Olive Branch Petition → carriedBy → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Francis Lightfoot Lee → sibling → Arthur Lee ⓘ
William Lee → sibling → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Hannah Harrison Ludwell → motherOf → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Hannah Harrison Ludwell → notableRelative → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Thomas Ludwell Lee → sibling → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Henry Lee II → sibling → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Henry Lee II → notableRelative → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Thomas Lee → child → Arthur Lee ⓘ
Securing French support for the American Revolution → keyDiplomat → Arthur Lee ⓘ
delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress → hasMember → Arthur Lee ⓘ