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Benjamin G Lees 1924 - 2010

Benjamin G Lees of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA was born on January 8, 1924 in China or Mongolia or Sinkian or Tibet, and died at age 86 years old on May 31, 2010.
Benjamin G Lees
Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA 92264
January 8, 1924
China or Mongolia or Sinkian or Tibet
May 31, 2010
Male
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  • 01/8
    1924

    Birthday

    January 8, 1924
    Birthdate
    China or Mongolia or Sinkian or Tibet
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Los Angeles County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 19177605 Enlisted: December 7, 1942 in Los Angeles California Military branch: Signal Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Authors, Editors, And Reporters
  • 05/31
    2010

    Death

    May 31, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Benjamin G Lees was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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In 1933, Benjamin was merely 9 years old when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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