Arthur Lee (diplomat)
Arthur Lee (1740-1792), was an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell. His brothers, William, Richard, and Francis Lightfoot Lee were also Revolutionary-era diplomats.
He was trained as a doctor, but later decided to study law. During the war he was sent as envoy of the Continental Congress to Spain and Prussia to gain support, but was unsuccessful in his endeavours.
Later in Paris he fell out with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane. He persuaded Congress to recall Deane to America, but was himself recalled afterward.
Virginia sent Lee as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782.
Arthur Lee built and lived in "Landsdowne" a large home which still stands in Urbanna, Virginia, a small waterfront town in Virginia's MIddle Peninsula. It is presently a private residence. Dr. Lee is buried in a small family graveyard adjacent to his home.
Ancestry
Richard was the son of Col. Thomas Lee, Hon. (1690-1750) of "Stratford Hall", Westmoreland Co., Virginia. Thomas married Hannah Harrison Ludwell (1701-1750).
Hannah was the daughter of Col. Philip Ludwell II (1672-1726) of "Greenspring", and Hannah Harrison (1679-1731).
Thomas was the son of Col. Richard Lee II, Esq., “the scholar” (1647-1715) and Laetitia Corbin (ca. 1657-1706).
Laetitia was the daughter of Richard’s neighbor and, Councillor, Hon. Henry Corbin, Sr. (1629-1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Burnham (ca. 1627-1684).
Richard II, was the son of Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., "the immigrant" (1618-1664) and Anne Constable (ca. 1621-1666).
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Constable and a ward of Sir John Thoroughgood.
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