Medical District in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
George W. Lee
1894 - 1976
Photographed By Ken Smith, May 12, 2012
1. George W. Lee Marker
Inscription.
George W. Lee. Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee was leader of the Lincoln League and Old Guard Republican Party for 45 years in Shelby County. He was a Tenn. Republican Exec. Committeeman and, in 1952 at the Republican Convention, he seconded the nomination of Robert Taft for president. Orator and author of Beale Street. Lee was the Order of Elks Grand Commissioner of Education. In 1973, his portrait was placed in the State Capitol.
Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee was leader of the Lincoln League and Old Guard Republican Party for 45 years in Shelby County. He was a Tenn. Republican Exec. Committeeman and, in 1952 at the Republican Convention, he seconded the nomination of Robert Taft for president. Orator and author of Beale Street. Lee was the Order of Elks Grand Commissioner of Education. In 1973, his portrait was placed in the State Capitol.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 144.)
Location. 35° 8.331′ N, 90° 2.638′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in the Medical District. Marker is on Beale Street, ¼ mile west of S. Lauderdale Street, on the left when traveling east. Get to Lauderdale street you have gone to far. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 Beale Street, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
