Blair Lee III

Blair Lee III
Lee as acting governor in 1977
Acting Governor of Maryland
In office
June 4, 1977 – January 15, 1979
GovernorMarvin Mandel
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
In office
January 20, 1971 – January 17, 1979
GovernorMarvin Mandel
Preceded byChristopher C. Cox (1868)
Succeeded bySamuel Bogley
60th Secretary of State of Maryland
In office
January 7, 1969 – January 20, 1971
GovernorMarvin Mandel
Preceded byC. Stanley Blair
Succeeded byFred Wineland
Personal details
Born
Francis Preston Blair Lee III

(1916-05-19)May 19, 1916
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1985(1985-10-25) (aged 69)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMimi Boal
RelativesLee family
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
George Washington University

Francis Preston Blair Lee III (May 19, 1916 – October 25, 1985) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the secretary of State of Maryland from 1969 to 1971. He was the second lieutenant governor of Maryland from 1971 to 1979 and as such, was the acting governor of Maryland from 1977 to 1979, during Marvin Mandel's self-imposed suspension of gubernatorial powers and duties.