Squire Lee served in the
Virginia House of Burgesses, as a representative from
Westmoreland, after his cousin
Philip Ludwell Lee was elevated to the Council of State (the legislature's upper hours), and the burgess position became vacant in 1757. Beginning in 1758, Westmoreland voters elected this man alongside his cousin
Richard Henry Lee until Governor Dunmore dissolved the House of Burgesses in 1775. Westmoreland voters then continuously elected both men to all the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions, adding
John Augustine Washington when three representatives were permitted beginning in the Third Revolutionary Convention, though J.A. Washington was disqualified in the 4th convention. Thus he served in the
Virginia Constitutional Convention, which drafted the 1776 version of the
Constitution of Virginia. Upon creation of the
Virginia House of Delegates in 1776, after Virginia signed the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War began, Richard Lee continued winning re-election and representing Westmoreland County in the legislature until his death, although he had a number of different co-delegates. Lee also served as
Justice of the Peace for
Westmoreland County, Virginia and was a
Naval Officer for the Port of
Potomac. ==Personal life==