William E. Lee

For the Idaho Supreme Court justice, see William E. Lee (Idaho judge).

William Edwin Lee (January 8, 1852 – November 16, 1920) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. 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 during his second tenure in office.^[1]

William E. Lee
c. 1897
21st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1893–1895
Preceded by	Ezra T. Champlin
Succeeded by	Samuel R. Van Sant
Personal details
Born	(1852-01-08)January 8, 1852 Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1920(1920-11-16) (aged 68) Long Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Long Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.
Profession	Banker

Biography

William E. Lee was born in Alton, Illinois on January 8, 1852.^[2]

He died from liver cancer at his home in Long Prairie, Minnesota on November 16, 1920.^[3]

References

1. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
2. Shutter, Marion D.; McLaine, J. S., eds. (1897). Progressive Men of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Journal. pp. 224–225. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
3. "William E. Lee, Once Speaker of House, Dies". Star Tribune. November 17, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Party political offices
Preceded by Adolph Olson Eberhart	Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota 1914	Succeeded by Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Political offices
Preceded by Ezra T. Champlin	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1893–1895	Succeeded by Samuel R. Van Sant