Charles Lee (Attorney General)
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Charles Lee (1758 - June 24, 1815) was United States Attorney General from 1795 - 1801. He was the brother of General Henry "Lighthorse" Lee.
Charles Lee was born in Leesylania, Virginia, in 1758. He received the degree of AB at Princeton University in 1775. He went on to study law in Philadelphia with Jarod Ingersoll and was admitted to the bar in June of 1794. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the Virginia Assembly and served as a naval officer in the District of Potomac.
President Washington appointed Lee Attorney General on December 10, 1795. He continued in office under President Adams, serving until March 4, 1801. Later Lee declined President Jefferson's offer of the position of Chief Justice of the United States. He died in Fauquier County, Virginia, on June 24, 1815.
This article contains material from the US Department of Justice Attorneys General of the United States (http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/ls/agbiographies.htm#lee) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
| Preceded by: William Bradford | United States Attorney General 1795–1801 | Succeeded by: Levi Lincoln Template:End box |