Robert E. Lee Wilson | |
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| Born | March 5, 1865 |
| Died | September 27, 1933 (aged 68) |
| Resting place | Wilson town square 35°34′7″N 90°2′33″W / 35.56861°N 90.04250°W |
| Occupation(s) | Owner of Lee Wilson & Company, plantation owner, railroad builder, logger |
| Years active | 1886–1933 |
| Known for | Lee Wilson & Company |
| Successor | Robert E. Lee Wilson, Jr. James H. Crain |
| Board member of | Arkansas State Highway Commission Arkansas State University |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Beall |
| Parent(s) | Josiah Wilson Martha Parsons Wilson |
Robert Edward Lee Wilson (March 5, 1865 – September 27, 1933) was the creator and owner of Lee Wilson and Company, a group of large cotton plantations in Mississippi County, Arkansas.[1] Acquiring much of his father's former swamplands, Wilson formed a logging and farming business that would become one of the largest and most successful in the United States.