Howard B. Lee

American politician

Howard Burton Lee


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 (1879-10-27)October 27, 1879 Wirt, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1985(1985-05-24) (aged 105) Stuart, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ida Lenore Hamilton (m. 1906; died 1959)
Alma mater	Marshall College Washington & Lee University
Profession	Author, attorney

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.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Howard B. Lee". The West Virginia Encyclopedia.
^ "HOWARD B. LEE, 105 YEARS OLD". The Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company. 1985-05-26. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved 2013-05-25.