A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ED. S. LEE, Flint, Genesee
County, Michigan


Copyright © 1997 by Jan (Wilson) Ramos. This copy contributed for use in 
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Flint, Genesee Co., MI newspaper, circa 1884:
"A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ED. S. LEE"
Edward S. Lee, the present popular incumbent of the office of prosecuting 
attorney for Genesee county, first saw the light of day in West Meath county,
Ireland, on December 28, 1855.  In 1865 his parents removed to Michigan, 
where his father purchased a farm at Belle River in St. Clair county, and 
still resides.  At this time the subject of this sketch was only ten years 
of age, and for seven years he spent his summers upon the farm and his 
winters he devoted to gaining knowledge at the country school.  In 1872 Mr. 
Lee came to this city, and started out in the world for himself.  He spent 
the greater part of his first year from home lumbering for J. Vose, of this 
city, in the upper peninsular.  The young man was ambitious to secure an 
education, and with this purpose in view he afterwards attended school at 
Lapeer and this city, occasionally dropping his books to engage in the 
business of railroading, sailing and teaching school to provide himself with 
means to continue his studies.  In 1875 he taught a school in Atlas, and 
during the winter of 1876-77 he wielded the birch in a primeval house of 
learning in Mundy Center.  In the following spring he commenced the study of 
law with Hon. Wm. Newton, in this city.  In December 1877 he was admitted to 
the bar, and after wards remaind in the office of Mr. Newton and with the 
firm of Newton & Howard until his election as one of the circuit court 
commissioners of this county in January 1880, when he entered into 
copartnership with D. D. Aitken under the firm name of Lee & Aitken, which 
is today one of the leading law firms of the city.  Mr. Lee held the office 
of circuit court commissioner for two terms, his last election being 
unanimous as he was endorsed by all the political parties having tickets in 
the in the field.  Before the expiration of his last term as commissioner, 
Mr. Lee was nominated by the republicans for the office of prosecuting 
attorney and elected to the position by the largest majority secured by any 
candidate who ran for office in the county.  Mr. Lee has now been 
prosecuting attorney for nearly two years, and has proved himself to be an 
obliging and efficient officer, and the right man in the right place.

Mr. Lee numbers among his friends nearly all the young men of the county.  
He is president of the Flint Union Blues and sergeant in the company.  He 
scarcely ever misses a drill or parade, and whenever he is given an 
opportunity to show that he is still "one of the boys" he invariably gets 
there if such a thing is possible.  His popularity as a gentleman goes 
without saying, and if the young men of the county could only have their own 
way they would hoist Ed. Lee into the highest office within the gift of the 
people of the state before he was many years older.



Transcribed & submitted by:
Jan (Wilson) Ramos
GeneaJan@att.net




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