Henry Bird Lee (1781 – September 16, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician.
Henry Lee | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district | |
| Died before taking office | |
| Preceded by | Abraham H. Schenck |
| Succeeded by | James Tallmadge Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Bird Lee 1781 Greene County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1816 (aged 34–35) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Born in Greene County, New York, Lee practiced law in Patterson, New York. In 1815, Lee served in the New York State Assembly. In 1816, Lee was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives; Lee died before he took office.[1][2]
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edit- ^ 'History of Putnam County, New York With Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men,' William S. Pallentreau, E. W. Preston & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1886, Biographical Sketch of Henry Bird Lee, pg. 226
- ^ 'Journal of the Assembly of New York at the Twenty-Ninth Session-January 30, 1816, J. Buel-state printer, Albany, New York: 1816, pg. 6
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