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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =William Franklin Lee
| image_name =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =
| place_of_birth =Charleston, South Carolina
| date_of_death =[[1906]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =Engineer, builder, soldier, postmaster
| religion =
| spouse =[[Susanna Rebecca Lloyd]]
| parents =
| children =
}}
'''William Franklin Lee''' (d. [[1906]]) was a civil engineer and [[Confederate]] soldier. The historic [[Lee House]] in [[downtown Pensacola]], demolished in [[2005]], was built by him in the 1860s.
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Lee moved to Pensacola in the 1850s and worked as a surveyor for the [[Pensacola and Georgia Railroad]]. He married [[Susanna Rebecca Lloyd]] and began work on their family home at 226 East [[Gregory Street]].
A fervent supporter of the Confederacy, Lee volunteered for military service on [[January 12]], [[1861]] — two days after Florida seceded from the Union. He assisted in the engineering of Pensacola's harbor defenses and joined [[Edward A. Perry]]'s [[Pensacola Rifle Rangers]] as a second lieutenant. He saw action as far north as Virginia and was wounded at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Chancellorsville|Battle of Chancellorsville]], forcing the amputation of his right arm.
[[Image:LeeHouse1974.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Lee House]] at [[Alcaniz Street]] and [[Bayfront Parkway]]]]
Returning to Pensacola after the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Appomattox Courthouse|surrender at Appomattox]], Lee found his unfinished home had been vandalized by the occupying Federal forces. He finished the building in [[1866]].
Lee served as [[Pensacola Postmaster]] for eight years.
He died in [[1906]].
[[Lee Street]] is named for him. [[Lloyd Street]], running parallel one block to the south, is named for his wife. The [[William Franklin Lee]] house was relocated by the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]] from its original location to 420 South [[Alcaniz Street]] in [[1967]] and was later renovated as the headquarters of the [[Pensacola Association of Realtors]]. A fire gutted the building in [[2001]], and after receiving further damage from [[Hurricane Ivan]], it was finally demolished in May [[2005]].
==References==
{{refbegin}}
*"Ivan 's fury finished off the historic Lee House." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 5, 2005.
{{refend}}
[[Category:Civil War veterans|Lee, William]] [[Category:Confederate soldiers|Lee, William]] [[Category:Pensacola Postmasters|Lee, William]] [[Category:Street namesakes|Lee, William]]
| subject_name =William Franklin Lee
| image_name =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =
| place_of_birth =Charleston, South Carolina
| date_of_death =[[1906]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =Engineer, builder, soldier, postmaster
| religion =
| spouse =[[Susanna Rebecca Lloyd]]
| parents =
| children =
}}
'''William Franklin Lee''' (d. [[1906]]) was a civil engineer and [[Confederate]] soldier. The historic [[Lee House]] in [[downtown Pensacola]], demolished in [[2005]], was built by him in the 1860s.
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Lee moved to Pensacola in the 1850s and worked as a surveyor for the [[Pensacola and Georgia Railroad]]. He married [[Susanna Rebecca Lloyd]] and began work on their family home at 226 East [[Gregory Street]].
A fervent supporter of the Confederacy, Lee volunteered for military service on [[January 12]], [[1861]] — two days after Florida seceded from the Union. He assisted in the engineering of Pensacola's harbor defenses and joined [[Edward A. Perry]]'s [[Pensacola Rifle Rangers]] as a second lieutenant. He saw action as far north as Virginia and was wounded at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Chancellorsville|Battle of Chancellorsville]], forcing the amputation of his right arm.
[[Image:LeeHouse1974.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Lee House]] at [[Alcaniz Street]] and [[Bayfront Parkway]]]]
Returning to Pensacola after the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Appomattox Courthouse|surrender at Appomattox]], Lee found his unfinished home had been vandalized by the occupying Federal forces. He finished the building in [[1866]].
Lee served as [[Pensacola Postmaster]] for eight years.
He died in [[1906]].
[[Lee Street]] is named for him. [[Lloyd Street]], running parallel one block to the south, is named for his wife. The [[William Franklin Lee]] house was relocated by the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]] from its original location to 420 South [[Alcaniz Street]] in [[1967]] and was later renovated as the headquarters of the [[Pensacola Association of Realtors]]. A fire gutted the building in [[2001]], and after receiving further damage from [[Hurricane Ivan]], it was finally demolished in May [[2005]].
==References==
{{refbegin}}
*"Ivan 's fury finished off the historic Lee House." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 5, 2005.
{{refend}}
[[Category:Civil War veterans|Lee, William]] [[Category:Confederate soldiers|Lee, William]] [[Category:Pensacola Postmasters|Lee, William]] [[Category:Street namesakes|Lee, William]]