J. Bracken Lee

J. Bracken Lee Historical Figure Nationality: United States Year of Birth: 1899 Year of Death: 1996 Cause of Death: Natural causes Occupation: Politician Spouse: Nellie Emilia Pace (d. 1926) Margaret Ethel Draper (d. 1989) Children: Four Military Branch: United States Army (World War I) Political Party: Republican Party Conservative Party (1960) Political Office(s): Mayor of Price, Governor of Utah, Mayor of Salt Lake City Fictional Appearances: The Hot War POD: November, 1950 Appearance(s): Bombs Away Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference Date of Death: 1951 Cause of Death: Killed in an atomic explosion Political Office(s): Governor of Utah

Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996) was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States. A Republican, he served two terms as the ninth Governor of Utah (1949–57), six two-year terms as mayor of Price, Utah (1935–47), and three terms as the 27th mayor of Salt Lake City (1960–71). A strong fiscal conservative, Lee made deep spending cuts in the state budget. He lost the Republican primary in 1956, and launched an unsuccessful third party run to keep the governorship. In 1960, he was the Conservative Party's nominee for President.

Lee was the most recent of the three Governors of Utah who were not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While descended from Mormons, he never joined the Church, but nonetheless maintained a successful political career.

J. Bracken Lee in The Hot War

Governor J. Bracken Lee (1899-1951) was killed when the Soviet Union destroyed Salt Lake City with an atomic bomb on March 2, 1951. It fell to the Federal government to call out the National Guard for the state.

Literary comment

Lee is not named, but he was elected in 1948, well before the Point of Divergence.

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Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Herbert B. Maw	Governor of Utah 1949–1957	Succeeded by George Dewey Clyde
Preceded by Adiel F. Stewart	Mayor of Salt Lake City 1960–1971	Succeeded by Jake Garn
Political offices (The Hot War)
Preceded by Herbert B. Maw	Governor of Utah 1949-1951	Succeeded by Unknown