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Henry Lee II
Possible portrait of Col. Lee
Born1730
Died1787
Resting placeLeesylvania
Occupation(s)Planter, Soldier, Politician
Known forFather of Henry Lee III and grandfather of Robert E. Lee
TitleColonel
SpouseLucy Grymes
Children8 (including Henry Lee III, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee I, and Edmund Jennings Lee I)
Parent(s)Henry Lee I
Mary Bland
Lee Family Coat of Arms

Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of was an American planter, soldier, and politician, from Westmoreland and later of Prince William County. Although he served in local military offices as well as state legislative offices before and after the conflict, he may today be best known for Leesylvania plantation in Prince William County (now a Virginia State Park and on the National Register of Historic Places), or as the father of several important revolutionary figures, especially, Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee III, and grandfather of Robert E. Lee.[1]

  1. ^ Dillon, John Forrest, ed. (1903). "Introduction". John Marshall; life, character and judicial services as portrayed in the centenary and memorial addresses and proceedings throughout the United States on Marshall day, 1901, and in the classic orations of Binney, Story, Phelps, Waite and Rawle. Vol. I. Chicago: Callaghan & Company. pp. liv–lv. ISBN 9780722291474.

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