Robert E. Lee (Pennsylvania)
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Robert Emmett Lee was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Robert E. Lee was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
. He was apprenticed to the blacksmith
's trade, engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pottsville. He served as Schuylkill County
treasurer in 1905, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1908.
Lee was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second
and Sixty-third
Congresses. He served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage
during the Sixty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914
. He resumed his former business activities in Pottsville. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1916
.
He died in Pottsville, aged 48, and is buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Robert E. Lee was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville is the only city in and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north-west of Philadelphia...
. He was apprenticed to the blacksmith
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
's trade, engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pottsville. He served as Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....
treasurer in 1905, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1908.
Lee was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
and Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congresses. He served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage
United States House Committee on Mileage
The United States House Committee on Mileage is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The jurisdiction of the committee is described in Rule XI: "The ascertaining of the travel of Members of the House shall be made by the Committee on Mileage and reported to the...
during the Sixty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914
United States House election, 1914
The U.S. House election, 1914 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1914 which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term....
. He resumed his former business activities in Pottsville. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1916
United States House election, 1916
The U.S. House election, 1916 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1916 which coincided with President Woodrow Wilson's re-election....
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He died in Pottsville, aged 48, and is buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery.