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name: Francis Lightfoot Lee
url: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lightfoot_Lee'
gender: Male
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Francis Lightfoot Lee October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797 was a Founding
Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the
Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the
Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of
independence from Britain. Lee was a delegate to the Virginia Conventions
and the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of
Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of Virginia.