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Howard Burton Lee (October 27, 1879 – May 24, 1985), of Mercer County, served as the Republican Attorney General of West Virginia from 1925 to 1933.[1] His efforts to eliminate government corruption during that time helped to end the West Virginia Mine Wars.
Howard Burton Lee | |
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18th Attorney General of West Virginia | |
In office 1925–1933 | |
Governor | Howard M. Gore |
Preceded by | Edward T. England |
Succeeded by | Homer A. Holt |
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Putnam County | |
In office 1909–1911 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard Burton Lee October 27, 1879 Wirt, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | May 24, 1985 105) Stuart, Florida, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ida Lenore Hamilton
(m. 1906; died 1959) |
Alma mater | Marshall College Washington & Lee University |
Profession | Author, attorney |
Lee was born in Wirt County, West Virginia and graduated from Marshall College.[1] He wrote a number of books including Bloodletting in Appalachia, The Story of the Constitution, The Criminal Trial in the Virginias, and The Burning Springs and Other Tales of the Little Kanawha.[1] Lee died at the age of 105 at the Hobe Sound Geriatric Village nursing home in Stuart, Florida.[2]
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