Lee Lynch (Illinois politician)
Charles Lee Lynch (July 10, 1901 – June 15, 1951) was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Born in Charleston, Illinois, Lynch lived in Charleston, Illinois for most of his life and was a newspaper reporter and the city editor for the Charleston Daily News and was also a radio news editor and harness race official. Lynch served on the Charleston Zoning Commission and was the city tax collector. Lynch was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat. Lee died of a heart attack on June 15, 1951, which he had suffered the previous day, on June 14, 1951, in Springfield, Illinois while the Illinois House of Representatives was in session.[1][2][3]
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[edit]- Lee Lynch at Find a Grave
- News Reporters: A Tradition of Central Illinois Arthur Lee & Lee Lynch-The Beginning-1937
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