Blair Lee I

Blair Lee I
United States Senator
from Maryland
In office
January 28, 1914 – March 3, 1917
Preceded byWilliam P. Jackson
Succeeded byJoseph I. France
Personal details
Born
Francis Preston Blair Lee

(1857-08-09)August 9, 1857
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1944(1944-12-25) (aged 87)
Norwood, Maryland. U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenE. Brooke Lee
Parents
RelativesLee 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.