Silas Lee
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"Silas Lee" was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Harvard University in 1784. He studied law, was Admission to the bar in the United States/admitted to the bar, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1793, 1797, and 1798.

Lee was elected as a Federalist Party/Federalist to the 6th United States Congress/6th and 7th United States Congress/7th Congresses and served from March 4, 1799, until August 20, 1801, when he resigned. He was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine on January 6, 1802, and served until his death; he was justice of the peace and of the quorum in 1803, and probate judge from 1805 to 1814. In 1810 he was chief judge of the Maine Court of Common Pleas/Court of Common Pleas. He died in Wiscasset, Maine; interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.

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He's someone respected for doing his homework on issues. He's viewed as a very serious, very studious person.

The dialogue has shifted from being about his insensitive and inappropriate statement to questions about his competency.

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Everything reflects the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the demographics of the city. That impacted how many white candidates perceive their political fortunes.

What Katrina did was unmask many of the deep social, economic and racial divisions we have in this city. Now the issue of race is not just a political issue but an issue of which neighborhood is going to be rebuilt.

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