Swords Lee
| Stephen Roland "Swords" Lee, Jr. |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Grant Parish |
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In office 1904–1908 |
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| Preceded by | C. M. Brannon |
| Succeeded by | C. W. Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1859 Perry County, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | February 13, 1929 (aged 70) Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cornelia Nugent Lee (married 1884–1929, his death) |
| Relations |
Huey P. Long, Jr. (cousin by marriage) |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence |
(1) Pollock, Grant Parish |
| Occupation | Lumberman |
Huey P. Long, Jr. (cousin by marriage)
(1) Pollock, Grant Parish
Stephen Roland Lee, Sr., known as Swords R. Lee (February 8, 1859 – February 13, 1929), was a wealthy lumberman from Pollock and then Alexandria, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for his adopted Grant Parish from 1904 to 1908. His term corresponded with the administration of Governor Newton C. Blanchard.
One of eight children of Stephen Lee, Sr., and the former Rebecca Grantham, Lee was born two years before the start of the American Civil War in Perry County in southeastern Mississippi. He was a lineal descendant of Light Horse Harry Lee of Virginia, the father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. His grandfather, Elijah Lee of North Carolina, fought in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans under General Andrew Jackson. Lee's middle was derived from his paternal grandmother, Martha Roland. The Lees left Perry County when he was twelve years of age. He was educated in the public schools of Grant Parish; after reaching adulthood, he taught school for a number of years.
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