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Lee, Henry (1756–1818) – Encyclopedia Virginia encyclopediavirginia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from encyclopediavirginia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SUMMARY Henry Lee, also known as Henry Lee IV, was a writer, politician, diplomat, army officer, and the last member of the Lee family to own Stratford Hall. The son of Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a governor and hero of the American Revolution (1775–1783), Lee was educated at Washington Academy in Lexington and then the College of William and Mary. He represented Westmoreland County in the House of Delegates from 1810 to 1813 and served as a major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. In 1817 he married Anne McCarty, a distant cousin, and became ward of her younger sister, Elizabeth “Betsy” McCarty. The Lees had a daughter who died in a fall, and in the wake of their mourning, Henry Lee began an adulterous and legally incestuous affair with Betsy McCarty, embezzling profits from her estate, which was under his management. The resulting scandal earned him the nicknames “Black Harry” and “Black-Horse Harry” and thwarted his political career. He w ....
Washington Post fact-checker finds no evidence showing pastor is related to Robert E. Lee Jeremy Beaman The Washington Post’s fact-checker disputed whether Robert “Rob” W. Lee IV, a pastor who gained attention last summer by claiming relation to Robert E. Lee and calling for monuments honoring the late military leader to be taken down, is a relative of the late Confederate general from Virginia. Citing historical and genealogical records, Glenn Kessler wrote in a column published on Friday that said “there’s no evidence” that Rob Lee, who was born in North Carolina, and Robert E. Lee are actually related. He said he did not find that Rob Lee is a descendant of Robert E. Lee’s brother, Charles Carter Lee, which had been reported previously. ....
Pastor’s claim to Gen. Robert E. Lee ancestry debunked by Washington Post Updated 12:07 PM; Today 11:19 AM Pastor Rob Lee, who spoke in Birmingham in 2018 denouncing the city s Confederate monument, has had his ancestry claim debunked by The Washington Post. He claimed he was a descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee s brother, including at this appearance at First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) Facebook Share The Rev. Rob Lee, who spoke out against Birmingham’s Confederate monument in 2018 while claiming to be a relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, is not related to the general, The Washington Post has reported. ....
Washington Post Fact Checker Says Rev. Rob Lee Is Not Related To Confederate General wunc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wunc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.