About Lee Lynch
Lived 1901 – 1951 (aged 49). Lee Lynch was an American politician, editor and journalist.
Charles Lee Lynch (July 10, 1901 – June 15, 1951) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Born in Charleston, Illinois, Lynch lived in Charleston, Illinois for most of his life and was a newspaper reporter and the city editor for the Charleston Daily News and was also a radio news editor and harness race official. Lynch served on the Charleston Zoning Commission and was the city tax collector. Lynch was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat. Lee died of a heart attack on June 15, 1951, which he had suffered the previous day, on June 14, 1951, in Springfield, Illinois while the Illinois House of Representatives was in session.
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Who was Lee Lynch?
American newspaper editor and politician
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Lee Lynch was born on 10 July 1901.
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Lee Lynch died on 15 June 1951.
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Lee Lynch was a politician, editor and journalist.
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Lee Lynch was American.
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· DBpedia: Lee Lynch (Illinois politician)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lee Lynch. https://biography.guide/lee-lynch-politician/
MLA: "Lee Lynch." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lee-lynch-politician/.
Chicago: "Lee Lynch." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lee-lynch-politician/.
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