Source: "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1907" State of AL Dept of Archives and History, compiled by Thomas M. Owen, L.L, D. Director, Brown Publishing Co, Montgomery, AL, 1907 p. 97,98 Legislative Department, Etowah County ALTO VELO LEE, JR. of Gadsden was born July 28, 1876 at Clayton, Barbour county, and is the son of Alto Velo and Lillian (Lawrence) Lee, and the grandson of Lovard and Susan B. (Lovelace) Lee and of William Haywood and Lucy (Anthony) Lawrence. (See Sketch of L.H. Lee supra, for further data) The early education of Alto V. Lee, Jr. was received in Clayton academy. He was graduated from the State University in 1897 with the degree of A.B.; was appointed a fellowship student in 1898; graduated with the M.A. degree, 1899; was elected commandant of the University 1902, 1903, and received the degree of LL. B. in 1893; was principal of Clio public School, 1897-98; principal of Attala public school, 1899-1902. Since 1902, he has been a practicing attorney in Gadsden. He is a Democrat and was secretary of the campaign committee of Etoway county, 1904. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; and a Mason and an and Anna Lavinia (Hudspeth) Frost [note - the last line typed just as it appears - not sure what it really means - Anna Lavinia Frost was his wife????]