Francis Lightfoot Lee's Birth Card: The 8 of Clubs

In the record

Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. The birth-card coordinate for October 14 is the 8 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast.

The 8 of Clubs coordinate

Francis Lightfoot Lee's birthday maps to the 8 of Clubs (The Ambitious Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about the Declaration and not a verdict on Francis Lightfoot Lee. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You run a knowledge system other people can follow, and you stand behind the call.

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Francis Lightfoot Lee in the public record

As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain. Lee was a delegate to the Virginia Conventions and the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of Virginia. In addition to his career in politics, Lee owned a tobacco plantation as well as many slaves. He was a member of the Lee family, a prominent Virginian dynasty. Lee was born on October 14, 1734, at Stratford Hall Plantation, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Lee was the fourth son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell. His middle name "Lightfoot" came from Francis Lightfoot, the best man at his father's wedding.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Francis Lightfoot Lee (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 4 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Francis Lightfoot Lee, and not a forecast of the Revolution.

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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia.

Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: father.

Also on the record

1. He was of English descent and was born into one of the First Families of Virginia.
2. He grew up at Stratford Hall, a large tobacco plantation, which his father completed in 1738.
3. He was educated at home, where Lee pursued classical studies under Dr.
4. Craig.

Other verified signers with this card

• No other verified signer in this set shares the 8 of Clubs.

FAQ

What is Francis Lightfoot Lee's birth card?

The 8 of Clubs. October 14 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a signer or a revolution?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast character, politics, or fate.

Where do Francis Lightfoot Lee's dates come from?

Birth date 1734-10-14 is the NARA Signers Factsheet day. Wikipedia's infobox records 1734-10-14. The month and day match Wikipedia. Bioguide is a corroborating congressional biography. Wikidata P569 is a precision=11 QA check only — it is not the public date.

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