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Murray, Albert Lee

(Encyclopedia) Murray, Albert Lee, 1916–2013, American essayist, novelist, and critic, b. Nokomis, Ala., grad. Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.; B.S., 1939) and New York Univ. (M.A., 1948).…

Nancy Lee JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1935)

JOHNSON, Nancy Lee, a Representative from Connecticut; born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1935; graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the…

Francis Lightfoot LEE, Congress, VA (1734-1797)

LEE, Francis Lightfoot, (brother of Arthur Lee and Richard Henry Lee), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Stratford,” in Westmoreland County, Va., October 14, 1734; pursued classical…

John LEE, Congress, MD (1788-1871)

LEE, John, (son of Thomas Sim Lee), a Representative from Maryland; born at “Needwood,” near Frederick, Frederick County, Md., January 30, 1788; was educated by private tutors and at…

Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr., 1922–2012, American publisher, b. Chicago. As head (1951–85) of Grove Press, he published literary works previously deemed too obscene or unconventional for…

Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen

(Encyclopedia) Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-KohenAl-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohenäl-fäˈsē [key], 1013–1103, prominent Jewish Talmudic scholar of the very late Gaonic period, b. near Fès, N Africa. He…

Blair LEE, Congress, MD (1857-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1914-1917Party: DemocratLEE, Blair, (great-grandson of Richard Henry Lee), a Senator from Maryland; born at Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., August 9, 1857;…

Mike LEE, Congress, UT (1971)

Senate Years of Service: 2011-Party: RepublicanLEE, Mike, a Senator from Utah; born in Mesa, Ariz., June 4, 1971; graduated Brigham Young University, B.A., 1994; graduated Brigham Young…

Danny Lee BURTON, Congress, IN (1938)

BURTON, Danny Lee, a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 21, 1938; graduated from Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1957; attended Indiana…

Ronald Lee WYDEN, Congress, OR (1949)

Senate Years of Service: 1996-Party: DemocratWYDEN, Ronald Lee, a Senator and a Representative from Oregon; born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kans., May 3, 1949; attended the public schools of…