Blair Lee I | |
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United States Senator from Maryland | |
In office January 28, 1914 – March 3, 1917 | |
Preceded by | William P. Jackson |
Succeeded by | Joseph I. France |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis Preston Blair Lee August 9, 1857 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | December 25, 1944 Norwood, Maryland. U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | E. Brooke Lee |
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Relatives | Lee family |
Francis Preston Blair Lee (August 9, 1857 – December 25, 1944) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1914 to 1917. He was also the great-grandson of American patriot Richard Henry Lee, and grandfather of Acting Governor of Maryland Blair Lee III. Lee was named after his maternal grandfather, Francis Preston Blair.