Background
Lee, William States was born on January 28, 1872 in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. Son of W. S. and Jennie Lind (Williamson) Lee.
Lee, William States was born on January 28, 1872 in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. Son of W. S. and Jennie Lind (Williamson) Lee.
Civil Engineer, The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina., 1894.
President and chief engineer Piedmont & Northern Railway Company. President and construction engineering West. South. Lee Engineering Corporation. Vice-president and chief engineer Duke Power Company, Wateree Power Company, Western Carolina Power Company, Catawba Power Company, Catawba Manufacturing & Electric Power Company, Quebec Development Company, American Cyanamid Company Trustee North Carolina State College Agriculture and Engineering, Duke Endowment.
Mason. A pioneer in high tension hydroelectric power development.
Married Mary Martin, 1901. Children: West. States, Martha, Martin.