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Biography: Lee, John Alfred Alexander

John Alfred Alexander Lee

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John Alfred Alexander Lee
John A. Lee, who lost his left arm in the First World War, strikes a light-hearted pose in 1936, the year he was appointed to cabinet in the first Labour government.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/2-043306; F

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Erik Olssen. 'Lee, John Alfred Alexander', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated June 2014. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/597/john-alfred-alexander-lee (accessed 4 June 2026).