Robert C. Lee


Robert Corwin Lee was Vice President of the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.'s, shipping company, and an officer of the US Navy achieving the rank of Rear Admiral in the US Naval Reserve.

Family

On June 15, 1918 he married Elsie Francis Calder, daughter of Senator William M. Calder.

Navy

Lee was promoted to the rank of Commander before leaving full-time service. Later, he was promoted to Rear Admiral in the US Naval Reserve, as a result of service during World War II.

Shipping

Lee was instrumental in negotiating several significant contracts for Moore-McCormack in the 1920s, with Poland and Russia.
Both his wife and daughter, Kay Calder Lee, were "sponsors" for several ships: