J. Bracken Lee

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J. Bracken Lee
27th Mayor of Salt Lake City
In office 1960–1972
Preceded by	Adiel F. Stewart
Succeeded by	Jake Garn
9th Governor of Utah
In office January 3, 1949 – January 7, 1957
Preceded by	Herbert Maw
Succeeded by	George Clyde
Personal details
Born	Joseph Bracken Lee (1899-01-07)January 7, 1899 Price, Utah, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1996(1996-10-20) (aged 97) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Nellie Emilia Pace ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1926)​ Margaret Ethel Draper ​ ​ (m. 1928; died 1989)​
Children	4
Profession	Politician, Insurance

Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996) was an American political figure in the state of Utah. A Republican, he served two terms as the ninth governor of Utah (1949–1957), six two-year terms as mayor of Price, Utah (1935–1947), and three terms as the 27th mayor of Salt Lake City (1960–1971).

Lee was the most recent of three Governors of Utah who was not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the other two being Simon Bamberger (1917–1921) and George Dern (1925–1933).^[1]