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Robert Franklin Lee, Sr.
House 1933-36 (District 27); House 1939-50 (District 27)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/31/1899
Birth Place:
Annandale, Minnesota
Birth County:
Wright
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/29/1968
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Annandale
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Annandale High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1917
Hamline University; College Graduate; 1923
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Armed Forces (Service Man);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lillian Alberg
Children:
One child: Robert Franklin Jr. (son)
GENERAL NOTES
He died in Wright County, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/2/1948
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/3/1949 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/4/1949
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Highways (Chair)
-
Labor
-
Rules
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Highways (Chair)
-
Rules
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Rules
-
Veterans Affairs (Chair)
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Civil Administration
-
Civilian Defense, Veterans and Military Affairs (Chair)
-
Education
-
Rules
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer, Southside Township
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Game and Fish
-
Relief (Chair)
-
Rules
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer, Southside Township
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Claims (Chair)
-
Education
-
Rules
-
University and State Schools
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer, Southside Township
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Reapportionment (Chair)
-
Rules
-
Telephones and Telegraphs
-
University and State Schools
Elected:
11/8/1932
Residence:
Annandale
Term of Office:
1/2/1933 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date:
1/3/1933
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Elections
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Soldiers Home, State Bonus and Ex-Service Men
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State Development and Immigration
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
University and State Schools
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