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Thomas Sim Lee (October 29, 1745 – November 9, 1819) was an American planter and statesman of Frederick County, Maryland. Although not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation or the US Constitution, he was an important participant in the process of their creation. Thomas Sim Lee was the second State Governor of Maryland, serving twice, from 1779 to 1783 and again from 1792 to 1794. Thomas Sim Lee also served as a delegate of Maryland in the Congress of the Confederation in 1783 and was a member of the House of Delegates in 1787. He worked closely with many of the Founding fathers and played himself an important part in the birth of his state and the nation. ==Family== Lee was born in 1745 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He was the son of Thomas (died 1749) and Christiana (Sim) Lee and descended from the "Stratford" Line of the Lee family of Virginia. Richard Lee I was his great-great-grandfather. His education was attained in the private schools of his native colony. On October 27, 1771, Thomas Sim Lee married Mary Digges (1745–1805), whose father was a prominent Maryland landowner. They had eight children; *Ignatius Lee (born 1772) *Thomas Lee (1774–1826) *William Lee (1775–1845) *Eliza Lee (born c. 1777) *Archibald Lee (1778–1781) *Archibald Lee (1781–1839) *Mary Christian Lee (born c. 1783) *Elizabeth Digges Lee (1783–1862) – married Outerbridge Horsey in 1812.〔(Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series): Elizabeth Digges Horsey (1783-1862) (MSA SC 3520-14927) )〕 * John Lee (1788–1871) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Sim Lee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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