John Fitzgerald Lee

John Fitzgerald Lee (June 29, 1848[1]–November 28, 1926) served as president of the St. Louis Bar Association, president of the David Rankin School of Mechanical Trades, and a board member of the St. Louis Public Library. Lee Hall in Washington University in St. Louis is named after him.[2]

For other people named John Lee, see John Lee (disambiguation).
John Fitzgerald Lee
BornJune 29, 1848
Washington, D.C.
DiedNovember 28, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri
EducationGeorgetown University
University of Virginia

Early life and education

Lee was born in Washington D.C. in 1848. His father, also John Fitzgerald Lee, was a former Judge Advocate General of the United States Army[3] and the first Judge Advocate General since the position had been vacant since 1802.[4]

Lee attended Georgetown University and the University of Virginia.[5] Starting in 1870, he practiced law in St. Louis at the law firm of A. and J.F. Lee[5]

From 1902 to 1926, he was a member of the Washington University Board of Directors.[5] After his death, his estate was divided equally between Washington University and Saint Louis University; each university received $500,000.[5]

Lee Hall was paid for by the rental money received from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.[5]

References
  1. "Stratford Hall and the Lees Connected with Its History, by Frederick Warren Alexander, Sixth Generation". leefamilyarchive.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. "John F. Lee House". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. "Judge Advocate General Corps (U.S.A.) · Civil War Governors of Kentucky". discovery.civilwargovernors.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. "Judge Advocate General's Department - The Army of the US Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals-in-Chief | U.S. Army Center of Military History". history.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  5. Glasgow., Bowling, William (1967). Names that live : an account of the people for whom the buildings at Washington University are named and of the benefactors who gave them. Washington University. OCLC 24865797.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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