Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was a physician and opponent of slavery in colonial Virginia in North America who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He helped negotiate and signed the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France, along with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, which allied France and the United States in fighting the war.
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20 December 1740 Stratford, Virginia
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Died |
12 December 1792 (aged 51) Urbanna, Virginia
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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