Robert E. Lee | |
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West Schuylkill Press (Tremont, PA), November 25, 1916 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred B. Garner |
| Succeeded by | Robert D. Heaton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1868-10-12)October 12, 1868 |
| Died | November 19, 1916(1916-11-19) (aged 48) Pottsville, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert Emmett Lee (October 12, 1868 – November 19, 1916) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Robert E. Lee was born inPottsville, Pennsylvania. He was apprenticed to theblacksmith's trade, engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pottsville. He served asSchuylkill County treasurer in 1905, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in1908.
Lee was elected as a Democrat to theSixty-second andSixty-third Congresses. He served as Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Mileage during the Sixty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1914. He resumed his former business activities in Pottsville. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in1916.
He died in Pottsville, aged 48, and is buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1911–1915 | Succeeded by |
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