Howard B. Lee
Howard Burton Lee (October 27, 1879 – May 24, 1985), of Mercer County, served as the Republican Attorney General of West Virginia from 1925 to 1933. His efforts to eliminate government corruption during that time helped to end the West Virginia Mine Wars.
Howard Burton Lee | |
|---|---|
| 18th Attorney General of West Virginia | |
| In office 1925–1933 | |
| Governor | Howard M. Gore |
| Preceded by | Edward T. England |
| Succeeded by | Homer A. Holt |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Putnam County | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Burton Lee October 27, 1879 Wirt, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1985 (aged 105) Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Ida Lenore Hamilton
(m. 1906; died 1959) |
| Alma mater | Marshall College Washington & Lee University |
| Profession | Author, attorney |
Lee was born in Wirt County, West Virginia and graduated from Marshall College. He wrote a number of books including Bloodletting in Appalachia, The Story of the Constitution, The Criminal Trial in the Virginias, and The Burning Springs and Other Tales of the Little Kanawha. Lee died at the age of 105 at the Hobe Sound Geriatric Village nursing home in Stuart, Florida.
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