Lee Lynch (Illinois politician)

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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.'Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952,' Biographical Sketch of Lee Lynch, pg. 214'Respect Paid To Rep. Lynch,' Edwardsville Intelligencer (Illinois), June 16, 1951, pg. 2'Charleston House Member C.L. Lynch Dies,' Decatur Daily Review (Illinois), July 15, 1951, pg 1