William E. Lee
William Erwin Lee (born January 27, 1882 in Madison County, North Carolina ; died December 5, 1955 in Washington DC ) was an American lawyer and civil servant. From 1930 to 1952 he was a member of the American regulatory authority Interstate Commerce Commission .
Life
William E. Lee was born to RF Lee and Althea West Lee and attended public school. In 1903 he graduated from the University of Idaho with an AB . He then studied for a year at the University of Washington before he accepted a position as secretary to the House of Representatives it Burton L. French . At the same time he studied at the George Washington University Law School Law and graduated with an LL.B. from. He then worked in a law firm in Moscow (Idaho) . During this time, the Northern Pacific Railroad was one of his clients. During the First World War he served in the Quartermaster Corps . From 1922 he was associate judge in the Supreme Court of Idaho and in 1926 President of that court.
On January 9, 1930, the Republican was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to succeed Johnston B. Campbell on the Interstate Commerce Commission for the remainder of the term through the end of 1931. After confirmation by the United States Senate on January 16, 1930, he took his oath of office on January 18, 1930. In December 1931 he was confirmed for a further term. In 1934 and 1948 he was in charge of the authority. Under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman , further confirmations were made on April 24, 1939 and December 10, 1945, up to December 31, 1952. On August 18, 1953, he retired. He was succeeded by Howard G. Freas .
He died on December 5, 1955 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery . He was married and had three sons and two daughters.
Web links
- Clarence Altha Miller: The lives of the Interstate Commerce Commissioners and the Commission's secretaries. Washington 1946, p. 136 ff . ( hathitrust.org [accessed April 2, 2019]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 7 Dec 1955, Page 5 - The Robesonian at Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lee, William E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lee, William Erwin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and civil servant, he was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission (1930–1952) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison County, North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1955 |
| Place of death | Washington DC |