About William E. Lee
Lived 1852 – 1920 (aged 68). William E. Lee was an American politician.
William Edwin Lee (January 8, 1852 – November 16, 1920) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Biography William E. Lee was born in Alton, Illinois on January 8, 1852.
He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889, and was sent back to the body from 1893 to 1895. He was elected Speaker of the House during his second tenure in office. In 1896 he ran for governor, but was defeated in the Republican primary by incumbent David Marston Clough. He twice attempted to primary governor Adolph Olson Eberhart, first in 1912. In 1914, he was victorious in the Republican primary, but lost the general election.
He died from liver cancer at his home in Long Prairie, Minnesota on November 16, 1920.
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American politician (1852–1920)
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William E. Lee was born on 8 January 1852 in Alton.
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William E. Lee died on 16 November 1920 in Long Prairie.
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William E. Lee was a politician.
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William E. Lee was American.
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