Henry Lee III

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American politician Governor of Virginia cavalry officer human military officer

Henry Lee III, also known as "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, was an American Revolutionary War cavalry officer, early U.S. politician, and the ninth Governor of Virginia.

Aliases (1)

Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → Governor of Virginia → cavalry officer → human → military officer →
allegiance	Thirteen Colonies → United States of America →
burialPlace	Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States →
child	Henry Lee IV → Robert E. Lee →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1756-01-29 →
dateOfDeath	1818-03-25 →
educatedAt	College of New Jersey → Princeton University →
ethnicGroup	English American →
familyName	Lee →
father	Henry Lee II →
givenName	Henry →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Federalist Party →
militaryBranch	Continental Army →
militaryRank	Lieutenant Colonel →
mother	Lucy Grymes Lee →
nickname	Light-Horse Harry →
notableCommanderOf	Lee's Legion →
notableFor	delivering a famous eulogy for George Washington → service as a cavalry officer in the American Revolutionary War → serving as the ninth Governor of Virginia →
notableQuote	First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen →
notableWork	Eulogy on George Washington →
occupation	lawyer → planter →
officeEndTime	1794 →
officeStartTime	1791 →
placeOfBirth	Prince William County, Colony of Virginia →
placeOfDeath	Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States →
positionHeld	Governor of Virginia → Member of the Continental Congress → Member of the United States House of Representatives →
residence	Stratford Hall, Virginia →
servedAs	cavalry commander →
spouse	Anne Hill Carter Lee → Matilda Ludwell Lee →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert E. Lee → Robert E. Lee ("Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee") →	father
Whiskey Rebellion →	commanderOpposingForce
Anne Hill Carter Lee →	notableRelative
Whiskey Rebellion →	participant
Virginia Ratifying Convention →	significantPerson
Anne Hill Carter Lee →	spouse