William Lee
- Born: 31 Aug 1739, Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland Co, Virigina
- Marriage (1): Hannah Phillipa Ludwell on 7 Mar 1769 in St Clement Dane's, Middlesex Co, Virigina
- Died: 27 Jun 1795, Green Spring aged 55
Notes:
info from http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kenzie/GenLEE.htm and elsewhere
An American diplomat during the Revolutionary War.
Married his cousin.
William Lee, serving as an agent of the Continental Congress, attempted, but failed, to obtain support from Austria or Prussia. An unofficial U.S.-Dutch treaty that he helped draft became the cause of war between England and the Netherlands.
William married Hannah Phillipa Ludwell on 7 Mar 1769 in St Clement Dane's, Middlesex Co, Virigina.
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