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Ed Lee (1952-2017) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd mayor of San Francisco from 2011 until his death in 2017. He was born in Seattle to Chinese immigrant parents, worked as a lawyer and city official, and was appointed and elected mayor after Gavin Newsom resigned.
12 Dis 2017 · Edwin M. Lee, the first Asian-American mayor of San Francisco, died suddenly early Tuesday morning. He was 65. The city’s 43rd mayor, Lee died at 1:11 a.m. surrounded by family, friends, and...
12 Dis 2017 · Ed Lee, a lawyer and affordable housing advocate who was the first Asian-American to be elected mayor of San Francisco, died early Tuesday in a hospital there after collapsing. He was...
12 Dis 2017 · The city's first Asian-American mayor passed away in 2017 without a known cause. He was a former civil rights lawyer and a supporter of San Francisco's sanctuary city policy.
12 Dis 2017 · SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in the city that brought with it sky-high housing prices, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65.
12 Dis 2017 · San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, a former civil rights attorney who became the first Asian-American to serve in the city’s top post, died early Tuesday – hours after appearing at a public event...
12 Dis 2017 · UPDATED | San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died early Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack at the age of 65. Lee was the first Asian American to hold the mayoral office in San Francisco and...
