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==Background==

==Background==

Lee was born in Farmerville in Union Parish in North Louisiana to John Martin Lee, Jr. (1850–1909),<ref name=jmleejr>"The Funeral of J. M. Lee, Jr., "The Monroe News-Star," October 4, 1909, p. 2.</ref> and the former Vada Burch. Lee, his brother, and two sisters were reared in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in northeastern Louisiana, where he attended public school. He studied at Tyler Commercial College in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]] and in 1906 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ7OAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA276&lpg=PA276&dq=W.+B.+Lee+of+Minden,+LA&source=bl&ots=yyJkcu3C_v&sig=oJjHov8_lJEQxT2iQe26mTbXm_g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wSsOVe3MBcGXgwT5z4Bw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=W.%20B.%20Lee%20of%20Minden%2C%20LA&f=false|title=Class of 1906|page=276|publisher=Catalogue of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College|date=1909|location=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana|accessdate=October 21, 2020}}</ref> and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He worked briefly for the former Southern Pacific Railroad (1865-1996) in New Orleans,<ref name=bio /> where his father was employed until his death.<ref name=jmleejr />

Lee was born in Farmerville in Union Parish in North Louisiana to John Martin Lee, Jr. (1850–1909),<ref name=jmleejr>"The Funeral of J. M. Lee, Jr., ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' October 4, 1909, p. 2.</ref> and the former Vada Burch. Lee, his brother, and two sisters were reared in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in northeastern Louisiana, where he attended public school. He studied at Tyler Commercial College in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]] and in 1906 received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ7OAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA276&lpg=PA276&dq=W.+B.+Lee+of+Minden,+LA&source=bl&ots=yyJkcu3C_v&sig=oJjHov8_lJEQxT2iQe26mTbXm_g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wSsOVe3MBcGXgwT5z4Bw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=W.%20B.%20Lee%20of%20Minden%2C%20LA&f=false|title=Class of 1906|page=276|publisher=Catalogue of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College|date=1909|location=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana|accessdate=October 21, 2020}}</ref> and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He worked briefly for the former Southern Pacific Railroad (1865-1996) in New Orleans,<ref name=bio /> where his father was employed until his death.<ref name=jmleejr />

==Career==

==Career==