John Fitzgerald Lee (June 29, 1848[1]–November 28, 1926) served as president of the St. Louis Bar Association, president of the David Rankin School of Mechanical Trades, and a board member of the St. Louis Public Library. Lee Hall in Washington University in St. Louis is named after him.[2]
John Fitzgerald Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1848 |
| Died | November 28, 1926 |
| Education | Georgetown University University of Virginia |
Early life and education
editLee was born in Washington D.C. in 1848. His father, also John Fitzgerald Lee, was a former Judge Advocate General of the United States Army[3] and the first Judge Advocate General since the position had been vacant since 1802.[4]
Lee attended Georgetown University and the University of Virginia.[5] Starting in 1870, he practiced law in St. Louis at the law firm of A. and J.F. Lee[5]
From 1902 to 1926, he was a member of the Washington University Board of Directors.[5] After his death, his estate was divided equally between Washington University and Saint Louis University; each university received $500,000.[5]
Lee Hall was paid for by the rental money received from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Stratford Hall and the Lees Connected with Its History, by Frederick Warren Alexander, Sixth Generation". leefamilyarchive.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "John F. Lee House". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Judge Advocate General Corps (U.S.A.) · Civil War Governors of Kentucky". discovery.civilwargovernors.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Judge Advocate General's Department - The Army of the US Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals-in-Chief | U.S. Army Center of Military History". history.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e Glasgow., Bowling, William (1967). Names that live : an account of the people for whom the buildings at Washington University are named and of the benefactors who gave them. Washington University. OCLC 24865797.
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