Harry Lee (sheriff)
| Harry Lee | |
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| Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office April 1, 1980 – October 1, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew George |
| Succeeded by | Newell Normand |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | October 1, 2007 (aged 75) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lai Lee |
| Children | Cynthia Lee Sheng |
| Alma mater |
Francis T. Nicholls High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer, law enforcement officer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1955-1987 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Assistant Adjutant General |
Francis T. Nicholls High School
Harry Lee (August 27, 1932 – October 1, 2007) was the long-time sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was first elected in 1979 as the thirtieth sheriff, and was re-elected six times, having served twenty-eight years and six months. He is the older brother of Playboy magazine's first Asian-American centerfold, China Lee.
Lee was the son of Chinese immigrants. He was born in the back room of the family's laundry on Carondelet Street, in the part of New Orleans known as Central City. When they were old enough, he and his siblings, eventually numbering eight, were given jobs in the laundry and later in the family's restaurants, including the House of Lee in Metairie.
He got a firsthand taste of politics early, at age 12, when he was elected president of the newly formed student body government at Shaw Elementary School. Each year after that, he was elected to class office. During his senior year at Francis T. Nicholls High School (now KIPP Renaissance High School) in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, he was president of both his senior class and the student body, a school first.
He earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and served in the United States Air Force in Texas and married Lai Lee, then returned to Louisiana in 1959. That was the year when the family began construction on the House of Lee, where Mr. Lee would meet the man who became his political mentor, Hale Boggs. For six years he worked as Boggs' driver and confidant when the congressman was back home in Louisiana.
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