Kenneth B. Lee | |
Speaker: | 77th |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
Term Start2: | January 2, 1967 |
Term End2: | January 7, 1969 |
Term Start: | January 2, 1973 |
Term End: | January 7, 1975 |
Predecessor2: | Robert Hamilton |
Successor2: | Herbert Fineman |
Predecessor: | Herbert Fineman |
Successor: | Herbert Fineman |
Office3: | Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
Term Start4: | April 1, 1963[1] |
Term End4: | November 30, 1966 |
Predecessor4: | Albert Johnson |
Successor4: | Lee Donaldson |
Term Start3: | January 5, 1971 |
Term End3: | November 30, 1972 |
Predecessor3: | Lee Donaldson |
Successor3: | Robert Butera |
State House5: | Pennsylvania |
District5: | 111th |
Term Start5: | January 7, 1969 |
Term End5: | November 30, 1974 |
Predecessor5: | District Created |
Successor5: | Carmel Sirianni |
State House6: | Pennsylvania |
District6: | Sullivan County |
Term Start6: | January 1, 1957 |
Term End6: | November 30, 1968 |
Title7: | District Attorney of Sullivan County |
Term Start7: | 1953 |
Term End7: | 1957 |
Birth Date: | January 23, 1922 |
Birth Place: | Nauvoo, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Alma Mater: | Mansfield State College Dickinson School of Law |
Spouse: | Marjorie Cole Lee |
Party: | Republican |
Kenneth B. "Ken" Lee (January 23, 1922December 23, 2010) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]
Lee was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957.[3] Prior to being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Lee was in his third year as District Attorney of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
Lee was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He was a United States Air Force pilot stationed in Italy during World War II. He graduated from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and Dickinson School of Law.