Robert Quincy Lee

Robert Quincy Lee (January 12, 1869 – April 18, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Born near Coldwater, Mississippi, Lee attended the public schools and the Fort Worth (Texas) High School. He moved with his father to Fort Worth, Texas, in 1886, and to Caddo, Texas, in 1891. He engaged in the general merchandise business. He moved to Cisco, Texas, in 1913 and engaged in ranching, agricultural pursuits, and banking. Founder and builder in 1919 of the Cisco & Northeastern Railroad Co., and served as its president 1919-1927. He served as president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1926 and 1927.

Lee was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his death in Washington, D.C., April 18, 1930. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Cisco, Texas.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Thomas L. Blanton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 17th congressional district

March 4, 1929 - April 18, 1930
Succeeded by
Thomas L. Blanton
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