About John C. Lee
Lived 1856 – 1938 (aged 82). John C. Lee was an American farmer.
John Cook Lee (January 22, 1856 – December 20, 1938) was an American politician from Alabama. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Early life John Cook Lee was born on January 22, 1856, in Perry County, Alabama, to Harriet (née Cook) and John Lee. He attended common schools in Perry County and was in the junior class of Howard College in 1875. He represented the county in 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, and 1923. They had four sons, John C. Jr., Pettus, Scears, and Perry. His wife died in 1888. He married Lynda Tarrant, daughter of Florence (née Fowlkes) and J. C. Tarrant, on October 24, 1894.
Lee lived west of Marion. His house burned in August 1903. He was a member of the Baptist Church and a member of the Knights of Pythias.
Lee died of pneumonia on December 20, 1938, at his home near Marion. He was buried in Marion Cemetery.
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American politician (1856–1938)
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John C. Lee was born on 22 January 1856.
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John C. Lee died on 20 December 1938.
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John C. Lee was a farmer.
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John C. Lee was American.
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