Joshua B. Lee

Joshua Bryan Lee ( born January 23, 1892 in Childersburg, Alabama; † August 10, 1967 in Norman, Oklahoma ) was an American politician (Democratic Party).

Life

Born in Alabama Lee moved as a child with his parents to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, which was at that time still a territory; later the family lived near Hobart in Kiowa County. After school he began studying at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. From 1911 to 1913 he worked as a teacher in Rocky ( Washita County); he also worked at the Baptist University as an athletics coach and was there classes in free speech. Lee graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1917; He gained a degree in political science from Columbia University in 1924 and in Law from the Law School of Cumberland University in Tennessee the following year.

During the First World War, Joshua Lee from 1917 to 1918 served as a private in the infantry of the U.S. Army. From 1919 to 1934 he was Head of the Public Speaking Department ( later the field of Communication Sciences ) at the University of Oklahoma; During this time he also worked as an author and lecturer. In addition, he owned and managed a ranch in western Oklahoma and a farm near Norman.

Congressman and Senator

From 1935 to 1937 Joshua B. Lee was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the Democratic Party. Although he was not considered for a 1936 reelection into consideration, but was chosen for the same year for Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate. His tenure ended there on January 3, 1943; a year earlier, he had not reached the re-election.

From 1943 to 1955 Joshua B. Lee worked for the Civil Aeronautics Board, a while the U.S. Department of Commerce assumed, but independently operating authority which was responsible for safety regulations in civil aviation. Then he returned to Norman and practiced as a lawyer. He died in 1967.