Name Zaccheus Lee Died November 26, 1859 | Parents Richard Bland Lee Grandparents Henry Lee II | |
Cousins Robert E. Lee, Henry Lee IV Uncles Henry Lee III, Charles Lee Similar People Richard Bland Lee, Thomas Lee, Henry Lee II, William Shippen - Jr, Thomas Ludwell Lee | ||
Zaccheus Collins Lee (December 5, 1805 – November 26, 1859) was a Jurist, who served as U.S. District Attorney.
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Family
Born into the illustrious Lee Family of Virginia, he was the son of Richard Bland Lee (1761–1827) and his wife Elizabeth Collins (1768–1858). He was the seventh of their nine children and was named for his maternal uncle Zaccheus Collins. His first cousin was Robert E. Lee, his uncle Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee.
He married Martha Ann Jenkins (April 5, 1819 – April 16, 1864) on June 15, 1837. The couple had three children;
Education & career
From November 1827 to July 1828, Zaccheus attended the Winchester Law School, founded and taught by Henry St. George Tucker in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. He then attended the University of Virginia, and studied law under William Wirt.
After completing the bar, Lee practiced law in Baltimore, Maryland. He was U.S. District Attorney for Maryland from 1841 to 1845, and again from 1850 to 1853. He was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Baltimore in 1855 and served until his death.
He died at 5 o'clock in the evening on November 26, 1859, a Saturday, in Baltimore, as a result of an attack of paralysis, which had happened a few days previously.>