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Joshua Lee | |
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.jpg) Lee in 1937 byHarris & Ewing | |
| Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference | |
| In office 1937–1943 | |
| Leader | Alben W. Barkley |
| Preceded by | Hugo Black |
| Succeeded by | Francis T. Maloney |
| United States Senator fromOklahoma | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gore |
| Succeeded by | Edward H. Moore |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Fletcher B. Swank |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-01-23)January 23, 1892 Childersburg, Alabama,U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1967(1967-08-10) (aged 75) Norman, Oklahoma,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Oklahoma Baptist University University of Oklahoma (BA) Columbia University (MA) Cumberland University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1918 |
| Unit | 135th Infantry,34th Division |
Joshua Bryan Lee (January 23, 1892 – August 10, 1967) was aUnited States representative andSenator fromOklahoma.
Lee was born inChildersburg, Alabama on January 23, 1892. He moved toPauls Valley, Oklahoma (thenIndian Territory), andKiowa County, Oklahoma (nearHobart, Oklahoma) in 1901. He attended the public schools of Hobart andRocky, Oklahoma and theOklahoma Baptist University atShawnee. He was a teacher in the public schools of Rocky from 1911 to 1913 and was a coach of athletics and teacher of public speaking at the Oklahoma Baptist University, 1913–1915; he graduated from theUniversity of Oklahoma atNorman in 1917, and received a graduate degree inpolitical science fromColumbia University in 1924, and a law degree fromCumberland School of Law atCumberland University (Tennessee) in 1925. He was initiated into the Mu chapter ofPhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1917.
During theFirst World War, Joshua Lee served overseas as a private in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Infantry, Thirty-fourth Division, in 1917 and 1918. From 1919 to 1934, he was head of the public speaking department of the University of Oklahoma, and was also an author and lecturer. "HOW TO HOLD AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT A ROPE" and "THE BATTLE OF COGNAC" were his most noted titles."THE BATTLE OF COGNAC" was first published in October 1919 by "Harlow Publishing Corporation". It was republished as a hard cover in 1948 by Harlow Publishing Corporation with three more rhymes included. Besides the rhymes there is enough commentary to illuminate the circumstances in which the rhymes were written. The 1948 version was ill-trimmed and the pages were not separated in twenty four instances. It is made up of soldier rhymes, with no effort to make them poems. Josh called them "the jottings of a doughboy." One sample of his authentic jottings is this passage contributed by a man reporting for help at sick call. "Are you sick, soldier?" And the trooper says, "No sir, I ain't sick, but I feels powful unnecessary down around my mess kit." Illustrations for the book were contributed by Ruth Monro Augar—from sketches she did during The First World War while serving as an El Paso Herald reporter—from scenes observed on the Texas border, near Fort Bliss.
During the latter part of the war, Lee joined the entertainment troop and soon became a favorite of battle-sick doughboys. He knew how they felt because he had been there, slogging through the same mud. By 1948, he owned and operated a ranch in western Oklahoma and a farm near Norman. His reputation in the neighborhood was that of just an all around good guy. Left in his personal papers were pictures of himself and FDR, about 100 copies of his "Cognac" book with the covers intact, and the pages still unopened. There were several recordings of material gleaned from his course in public speaking. There was also a picture of a painting of an early MacArthur, as well as pictures of himself at various functions.
There were three duffel bags full of correspondence and clippings of his public career that made the news. He and Will Rogers were close friends at one time. "Josh Lee never met a man he didn't like either," said Leroy Bridges, the Director of Outreach Political Communication Center, Department of Communication, at the University of Oklahoma. He is a treasure trove of information on the subject of Josh Lee and the times and people of the times.
From 1919 to 1934, Lee was head of the public speaking department of the University of Oklahoma, and was also an author and lecturer; he owned and operated a ranch in western Oklahoma and a farm near Norman.
He was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1936; he was thenelected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1943. He was an unsuccessful candidatefor reelection in 1942, and was a member of theCivil Aeronautics Board from 1943 to 1955. He returned to Norman and practiced law; he died there in 1967 and was interred in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's 5th congressional district 1935–1937 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromOklahoma (Class 2) 1936,1942 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus 1937–1943 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Oklahoma 1937–1943 Served alongside:Elmer Thomas | Succeeded by |
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