E. Brooke Lee
| E. Brooke Lee | |
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Col E. Brooke Lee, c. 1940
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| Secretary of State of Maryland | |
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In office 1923–1925 |
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| Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1927–1930 |
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| Speaker of the Maryland House | |
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In office 1927–1930 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Brooke Lee October 23, 1892 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | September 21, 1984 (aged 91) Damascus, Maryland |
| Cause of death | pneumonia |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery, Section A, Lot 194, Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Somerville Wilson, Thelma Lou Ellen Lawson Crawford, Nina G. Jones |
| Children |
Blair Lee III, Edward Brooke Lee, Jr., Elizabeth Somerville Lee |
| Parents |
Blair Lee I, Anne Clymer (Brooke) Lee |
| Relatives | Lee family |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University, George Washington University |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 Maryland National Guard
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| Years of service | 1912–1918 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star Citation, Croix de Guerre, Order of Leopold
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Edward Brooke Lee (October 23, 1892 – September 21, 1984) was a Maryland politician and a veteran of World War I.
Edward Brooke Lee was born on October 23, 1892, at the Blair-Lee House in Washington, D.C. His parents were Francis Preston Blair Lee and Anne Clymer (Brooke) Lee. Blair Lee represented Maryland in the U.S. Senate. E. Brooke Lee's great-grandfather, Richard Henry Lee, signed the Declaration of Independence and represented Virginia in the U.S. senate. E. Brooke Lee's great-uncle was Montgomery Blair, who served as postmaster general during Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
E. Brooke Lee attended the Pomfret School in Connecticut, and he graduated in 1912. Lee went on to attend Princeton University, but he left in good standing during his sophomore year in 1916 in order to act as his father's legislative assistant in the Senate. Lee then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1917.
On April 13, 1914, Lee married Elizabeth Somerville Wilson, the daughter of Maryland Senator Joseph S. Wilson. They had three children.
Lee joined Maryland National Guard F Company, 1st Maryland Infantry of Hyattsville in 1912. Lee and Frank L. Hewitt, another businessman and real estate investor, helped build an armory and organize a new Maryland Guard company, Company K, located in Silver Spring in 1914. (The armory was later remodeled and now houses the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department.)
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