LEE (Soundex
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— See also
CHIN-LEE,
EL,
ELL,
JACKSON-LEE,
LE,
LEA,
LEAW,
LEE-JACKSON,
LEH,
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LEIGH,
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LIA,
LIAO,
LIEU,
LIOI,
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LYAU,
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Lee, Virgil R. (born
c.1896) —
of Chehalis, Lewis
County, Wash.
Born in Indiana, about 1896.
Republican. Insurance
business; automobile
financing business; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1941; member of Washington
state senate 20th District, 1943-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, Virginia —
of Linton, Greene
County, Ind.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lee, W. A. —
of Stockton, Rooks
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Baxter See William Baxter
Lee |
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Lee, W. Burch —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, W. D. —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Audrain County Democratic Party, 1943.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, W. E. —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1920-25.
Burial location unknown.
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See William Lovard Lee |
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Lee, W. L. —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, W. McDonald —
of Irvington, Lancaster
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, Waldemar E. —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in San
Juan, P.R., 1905-29; Honorary
Consul for Honduras in San
Juan, P.R., 1921-26; Honorary
Consul for Chile in San
Juan, P.R., 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, Wallace —
of Oregon.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Lee, Walter —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 14th
District, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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| Lee, Warner
See N.
Warner Lee |
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Lee, Warren Isbell
(1874-1955) —
also known as Warren I. Lee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bartlett, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
5, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1906-10, 1920 (Kings County 18th District
1906-10, Kings County 21st District 1920); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1910 (5th District), 1922 (6th District), 1924 (6th District).
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died December
25, 1955 (age 81 years, 323
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Lee, Willes K. —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii,
2004,
2008;
Hawaii
Republican state chair, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lee, William —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1781-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Nova
Scotia.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Bordeaux, 1801-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William (1822-1906) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Milford, Hunterdon
County, N.J., April
14, 1822.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1876;
postmaster at St.
Paul, Minn., 1887-92.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
21, 1906 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Lee, William —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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| Lee,
William See C.
William Lee |
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Lee, William —
of Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lee, William A. (d. 1926) —
Justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1921-26; died in office 1926.
Died September
7, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Aloysius
(1895-1984) —
also known as William A. Lee —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; President of
Bakery Drivers Local 734, 1926-60, and vice-president
of the Teamsters' Union; president of
the Chicago Federation of Labor, 1946-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 16,
1984 (age 89 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Baxter (b.
1879) —
also known as W. Baxter Lee —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., June 16,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March
28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews. |
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Lee, William Byron (b.
1959) —
also known as Bill Lee —
of Fernvale, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., October
9, 1959.
Republican. Governor of
Tennessee, 2019-.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2019.
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Lee, William C. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1970-73.
Still living as of 1973.
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Lee, William E. —
of Minnesota.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Edward (b.
1875) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Brazil.
Born in Puerto Rico, December
30, 1875.
U.S. Consular Agent in Sao Paulo, 1908-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Edward
Alexander —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Honorary
Consul for Norway in San
Juan, P.R., 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Edwin
(1852-1920) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., January
8, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Todd
County Register of Deeds, 1877-80; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1885-88, 1893-94 (District 39
1885-88, District 46 1893-94).
English
ancestry.
Died in Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn., November
16, 1920 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Erwin (b.
1882) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
27, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912,
1916;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1930-53.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee; married, July 1,
1914, to Mary Madeline Shields. |
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Lee, William G. —
of Mississippi
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William G. —
of Auburn, Placer
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William H. —
of Gates
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Gates County, 1865-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William H. (b. 1876) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Newfane, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
8, 1876.
Republican. Felt mill
manager; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1952
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1933-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh
(1837-1891) —
also known as William H. F. Lee —
of Burkes Station, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Arlington
County, Va., May 31,
1837.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1887-91; died in
office 1891.
During the Civil War, he was captured by Union forces, imprisoned,
and eventually exchanged for Gen. Neal
Dow, who had been captured by Confederates.
Slaveowner.
Died in Virginia, October
15, 1891 (age 54 years, 137
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1922 at Lee
Memorial Chapel, Lexington, Va.
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Lee, William J. —
of Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1956,
1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William J. —
Conservative. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Lee, William Lovard (b.
1873) —
also known as W. L. Lee —
of Columbia, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., April
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, Ala., 1899-1903; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alto Velo Lee and Lillie (Lawrence) Lee; married 1896 to Ellen
Thomas. |
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Lee, William O. (b. 1844) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
7, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1921-24.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
He was the third white child born in Tuscola County.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Richard —
of Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives 37th District, 1980-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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Lee, William Ross —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1938;
resigned 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William S. —
of Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Sprague, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Scott —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1887-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, William Swain (b.
1935) —
also known as Bill Lee —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sussex County Republican Party, 1973-77; Republican candidate for
Governor
of Delaware, 2000 (primary), 2004, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lee, William W.
(c.1817-1882) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1817.
Republican. Candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1879.
While depressed over the death of his wife, he killed
himself by taking an ounce and a half of laudanum,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
19, 1882 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Lee, William W. (b. 1900) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., May 10,
1900.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; retail food
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1944; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to
Mildred Hileman. |
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Lee, Willis A. —
of Kentucky.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, Z. Collins —
of Maryland.
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1841-45, 1850-53.
Burial location unknown.
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Lee, Z. E. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee.
Still living as of 1956.
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