AKA Rex Edwin Lee

Born: 27-Feb-1935
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Died: 11-Mar-1996
Location of death: Provo, UT [1]
Cause of death: Pneumonia

Gender: Male
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Attorney
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Solicitor General, 1981-85

Father: Rex Lee
Mother: Mabel Whiting
Father: Wilford Shumway (stepfather)
Wife: Janet Griffin (m. 7-Jul-1958, until his death, two sons, five daughters)
Son: Thomas Rex Lee
Son: Michael S. Lee (attorney, US Senator, b. 4-Jun-1971)
Daughter: Diana Allred
Daughter: Wendy Jacobsen
Daughter: Stephanie Paulson
Daughter: Melissa Wimmer
Daughter: Christie Lee

    University: BA, Brigham Young University (1960)
    Law School: University of Chicago Law School (1963)
    Administrator: Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
    Administrator: President, Brigham Young University (1989-95)

    Sidley Austin Partner (1985-96)
    US Solicitor General (1981-85)
    US Justice Department Asst. Attorney General, Civil Div. (1975-76)
    Jennings, Strouss & Salmon Associate/Partner (1964-72)
    Law Clerk to Byron White, US Sup. Ct. (1963-64)
    District of Columbia Bar
    Rotary International
    State Bar of Arizona
    Utah State Bar
    Religious Mission: Mormon to Mexico
    Risk Factors: Lymphoma

Author of books:
A Lawyer Looks at the Equal Rights Amendment (1980)
A Lawyer Looks at the Constitution (1981)

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