1894 - 1976
Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee was leader of the Lincoln League and Old Guard Republican Party for 45 years in Shelby County. He was a Tenn. Republican Exec. Committeeman and, in 1952 at the Republican Convention, he seconded the nomination of Robert Taft for president. Orator and author of Beale Street. Lee was the Order of Elks Grand Commissioner of Education. In 1973, his portrait was placed in the State Capitol.| HM Number | HM11JV |
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| Marker Number | 4E 144 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 11:41pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 769327 N 3892442 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.13885000, -90.04396667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 8.331', W 90° 2.638' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 8' 19.86" N, 90° 2' 38.28" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 901 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 526 Beale St, Memphis TN 38103, US |
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