George Washington Custis Lee
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George Washington Custis Lee (also known as Custis Lee) (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913) was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee.
From 1850–54 he attended West Point, graduating first in his class. His father was the superintendent at the time of his graduation.
During the American Civil War, he was a major general and an aide-de-camp to Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Confederate general in the defense of Richmond.
Upon the death of his father, he served as the ninth president of Washington and Lee University between 1871 and 1897. He is buried in the Lee Chapel near his family members.
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| Preceded by Nicholas Worthington |
President of the Maryland Agricultural College 1867 |
Succeeded by Charles Minor |
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