Robert Corwin Lee (August 30, 1888 – September 1, 1971) was

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of the

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's, shipping company, and an officer of the

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achieving the rank of

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in the

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Family

On June 15, 1918, he married Elsie Francis Calder, daughter of

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William M. Calder.

Navy

Lee was promoted to the rank of

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before leaving full-time service. Later, he was promoted to

(

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) in the

, as a result of service during

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Shipping

Lee was instrumental in negotiating several significant contracts for Moore-McCormack in the 1920s, with Poland and Russia. Both his wife and daughter, Kay Calder Lee, were "sponsors" ( launching ladies) for several ships: * * Cameraman on ship shoots launching in reverse

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- 1941-01-13, accessed 2009-12-24

Publications

* ''Mr. Moore, Mr. McCormack—and the seven seas!'' (New York:

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), transcript of 1956 Newcomen address(?), 32 pp.

References

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