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Umphrey Lee
Umphrey Lee (1893–1958) was the President of Southern Methodist University from 1939 to 1954.
Biography.
Lee was born in Oakland City, Indiana on March 23, 1893, to Josephus A. and Esther (Davis) Lee. His father was a farmer and Methodist minister; both of his parents were from Kentucky.
Lee attended Daniel Baker College from 1910 to 1912, and received a B.A from Trinity University in 1914. He received his M.A. from Southern Methodist University two years later, and his
Umphrey Lee was a member of the Medieval Academy of America, the American Historical Society, the American Society of Church History, and the Philosophical Society of Texas.
He died in University Park, Dallas County, Texas in 1958 at age 65. He was survived by his wife, Mary, and their son, Umphrey Lee. Several schools in Dallas have been named for him.
Bibliography.
- "The Lord's Horseman" (1928)
- "John Wesley and Modern Religion" (1936)