Richard Lee
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Richard Lee may refer to:
- Richard Lee (officer of arms), herald and Clarenceux King of Arms in the reign of Elizabeth I of England
- Sir Richard Lee (engineer)Richard Lee (engineer)Sir Richard Lee was a military engineer in the service of Henry VIII of England, Edward VI and Elizabeth I. He was a commander of Henry VIII of England| and appointed surveyor of the King's works.-Surveyor of Calais:...
(1513–1575), British military engineer - Richard Lee (MP for Rochester)Richard Lee (MP for Rochester)Richard Lee was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648.Le was from a family of Rochester and in 1621 became one of the bridge wardens of Rochester Bridge, a post he held until 1653....
, English politician, MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801... - Col. Richard Lee IRichard Lee ICol. Richard Lee I, “the Immigrant” arrived in Jamestown in 1639 at the age of 22 with very little to his name other than the patronage of an influential man, Sir Francis Wyatt, the 1st Governor of Virginia. Once there he became Attorney General of the Colony of Virginia, Colonial Secretary of...
(1618–1664) "the Immigrant", planter, trader, and Secretary of State, who emigrated from England to Virginia - Col. Richard Lee IIRichard Lee IICol. Richard Henry Lee II, Esq. was a Colonel, planter, member of the Upper House and the King's Council.Richard Henry II, was termed "Richard the Scholar". Richard was the son of Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., "the Immigrant" and Anne Constable Col. Richard Henry Lee II, Esq. (1647-1715) was a...
(1647–1715), planter, Colonel of Horse, member of the King's Council - Richard Henry LeeRichard Henry LeeRichard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...
(1732–1794), President of the United States in Congress Assembled, 1784 to 1785 - Richard Bland Lee I (1761–1827), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Richard Lee (Royal Navy officer)Richard Lee (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Richard Lee KCB KTS was a prominent officer of the British Royal Navy who served in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars...
(c. 1765-1837), British admiral - Richard C. LeeRichard C. LeeRichard Charles Lee was a Democrat and a longtime Mayor of New Haven and the youngest when he held the position in 1954 at age 37. Lee is best known for his leading role in urban redevelopment in the 1950s and '60s.-Biography:Richard Charles Lee was born on March 12, 1916...
(1916–2003), Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut - Richard Borshay LeeRichard Borshay LeeRichard Borshay Lee is a Canadian anthropologist. Lee has studied at the University of Toronto and University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Ph.D. Presently, he holds a position at the University of Toronto as Professor Emeritus of Anthropology...
(born 1937), Canadian anthropologist and author - Richard Lee (journalist)Richard Lee (journalist)Richard Lee is an independent journalist from Seattle, Washington. Since 1994 he is only known for his investigations into the death of Kurt Cobain which he believes was a homicide. Lee was the first to make this claim...
(born 1963), Seattle journalist and political candidate, best known for his theories about Kurt Cobain's death - Richard R. LeeRichard R. LeeRichard R. Lee is a television producer, director and on-air personality.Lee is mostly known for creating, editing and producing Sidewalks Entertainment, his first television series that he started in 1988...
(born 1966), San Francisco Bay Area TV producer, director and host for Sidewalks Entertainment - Richard Lee (footballer)Richard Lee (footballer)Richard Anthony Lee is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for Brentford.-Playing career:...
(born 1982), goalkeeper who plays for Brentford F.C. - Richard Lee (golfer)Richard Lee (golfer)Richard Lee is a golfer from Chandler, Arizona.Lee was born in Toronto, Canada. He competed at the 2007 U.S. Open, becoming the second youngest golfer in the 107 year history of the tournament. However, he did not finish the tournament as he injured his wrist in the second round. He finished at...
(born 1990), Canadian golfer - Richard Lee (Brandon Paris), lead singer of Brandon Paris Band
- Richard Lee (activist)Richard Lee (activist)Richard Lee is a marijuana activist who runs various medical marijuana programs throughout the "Oaksterdam" area of downtown Oakland, California. He is regarded as a central figure in Northern California's medical marijuana movement. He also operates a coffee shop...
, marijuana activist and founder of Oaksterdam University - Richard Lee (Canadian politician) (born 1954), BC Liberal MLA for Burnaby North
See also
- Dick Lee (disambiguation)Dick Lee (disambiguation)Dick Lee may refer to:* Dick Lee , Singaporean pop singer, composer and playwright* Dick Lee , Australian rules footballer* Dick Lee , American basketball player and public relations worker...
- Rick Lee, musician
- Ricky LeeRicky LeeRicky Lee is a Filipino scriptwriter. He has written more than a hundred film scripts since 1979, earning for him more than 50 trophies from award-giving bodies...
, Filipino screenwriter - Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, American singer/songwriter - Richard Leigh (disambiguation)
- Richard LiRichard LiRichard Li Tzar Kai is the younger son of successful entrepreneur Li Ka-Shing and brother of Victor Li.Li was 26th in the Forbes List of Hong Kong’s 40 Richest people for 2010...
(born 1966), businessman - Li Han HsiangLi Han HsiangRichard Li Han Hsiang was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s....
(1926–1996), known as Richard Li Han Hsiang, Chinese film director