Otho S. Lee

Otho Scott Lee (December 6, 1840 – August 28, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1874.

Early life Otho Scott Lee was born on December 6, 1840, near Bel Air, Maryland, to Hannah (née Bryarly) and Richard Dallam Lee. His father died when Lee was one year old. His grandfather Parker Hall Lee was a member of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. At the age of 17, Lee moved to Bel Air and worked as a store clerk. He was educated at Bel Air Academy. He then became a law student until the Civil War interrupted his studies. After the war, he studied law under Henry W. Archer. He was admitted to the bar in November 1865. He served as a colonel on the staff of Maryland governor John Lee Carroll starting in 1876. One of his daughters married Henry W. Archer Jr.

Lee died on August 28, 1918, at his home on Main Street in Bel Air. He was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery.