Henry Lee IV

Who was Henry Lee IV?

Henry Lee IV was a biographer and historian, born in Stratford, Virginia, to Major General Light Horse Harry and Matilda Lee. He was a half-brother of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. In 1808 he graduated from the College of William & Mary. He served as a speech writer for the statesman John C. Calhoun as well as the presidential candidate Andrew Jackson. When Jackson won, Lee helped write the inaugural address. President Jackson rewarded him by a consular appointment to Algeria; the Senate, however, refused the confirmation. His remaining seven years of his life he traveled abroad dying in Paris, France.