Robert Lees (politician)

Robert Lees
Robert Lees
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; 1872–1874
Personal details
Born	July 3, 1842; Coatbridge, Scotland
Died	September 21, 1908 (aged 66); La Crosse, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Edward Lees (father)
Children	6
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Battles/wars	American Civil War; Battle of Gettysburg

Robert Lees (July 3, 1842 – September 21, 1908) was an American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Lees was born on July 3, 1842 in Coatbridge, Scotland.^[1] He later moved to Cross, Wisconsin.^[2] His father, Edward Lees served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. During the American Civil War, Lees was a member of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army and served with the Iron Brigade.^[3] He was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg.^[4]

Lees was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1873 before representing the 29th District of the Senate. He was elected Buffalo County, Wisconsin judge in 1881 and held the position until his death.^[3] In addition, he was a member of the Alma, Wisconsin School Board. Lees was a Democrat.^[3]

On March 4, 1865, Lees married Mary Baertsch. They had six children. Lees died of a stroke in La Crosse, Wisconsin on September 21, 1908.^[3]

^ Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, ed. (1919). History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, vol. II. Winona, Minn.: H. C. Cooper Jr. p. 596. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Curtiss-Wedge, p. 943.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "State News: Robert Lees". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. September 22, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Thomas J. Cunningham, ed. (1893). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Litho & Engr. Co. p. 633. Retrieved July 6, 2015.