W. Burch Lee
| William Burch Lee, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish | |
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In office 1914–1916 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Roberts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Peter Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1883 Farmerville, Louisiana, US |
| Died | February 1, 1938 (aged 54) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Drake Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas |
| Occupation | |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas
William Burch Lee, Sr. (August 27, 1883 – February 1, 1938), was a businessman and public official from Minden, New Orleans, and Shreveport, Louisiana.
Lee was born in Farmerville in Union Parish in North Louisiana to John Martin Lee, Jr. (1850–1909), and the former Vada Burch. Lee, his brother, and two sisters were reared in Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana, where he attended public schools. He studied at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas and in 1906 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in the capital city of Baton Rouge and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He worked briefly for the Southern Pacific Railroad in New Orleans, where his father was employed until his death.
In 1908, he moved to Minden, where within two years he was a vice-president of the Minden Building and Loan Association, with subsequent Mayors Abner Drake Turner as president and J. Berry Sandefur as a director. In 1914, he was elected to complete the term of State Representative Robert Roberts, Jr., who had earlier been a mayor of both Farmerville and Minden. After six years, Roberts left the legislature as the representative for Webster Parish to accept a judicial appointment from Governor Luther E. Hall. In 1916, with his legislative term ended, Lee returned to New Orleans to become collector of customs. Soon he was appointed secretary to U.S. Senator Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana. That assignment was short-lived for Broussard died in office on April 12, 1918, after only thirty-seven months in the office. Lee then took his terminal position as clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Shreveport and under the purview of Judges George W. Jack and Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr.
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