== Opvækst og erhvervskarriere ==
William Byron Lee blev født den 9. oktober 1959 og voksede op på familiens 400 ha store kvægfarm Triple L Ranch, som hans bedsteforældre startede i [[Franklin (Tennessee)|Franklin]], Tennessee. Familien opdrætter [[Herefordkvæg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/governors/tennessee/|title=Gov. Bill Lee|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nga.org|publisher=[[National Governors Association]]|access-date=2019-02-22|archive-date=2019-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222204717/https://www.nga.org/governors/tennessee/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jett">{{cite news|last=Jett|first=Tyler |date=6. juli 2018 |title=Who is Bill Lee? Bill Lee says he was called to run for governor|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jul/06/bill-lee-says-he-wcalled-run-governor/474433/|work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]]|access-date=2018-11-08|archive-date=2018-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123094500/https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jul/06/bill-lee-says-he-wcalled-run-governor/474433/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lllranch.com/about.html|title=About LLL Ranch|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=lllranch.com|publisher=Triple L Ranch |access-date=16. september 2019 |archive-date=4. september 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904094904/http://www.lllranch.com/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee er syvende generation i familien som bor i Tennesse.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Plazas |first1=David |title=Tennessee governor election: Meet Bill Lee |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/10/08/tennessee-governor-election-meet-bill-lee/1548616002/ |access-date=2020-07-25 |work=The Tennessean |date=8. oktober 2018 |archive-date=2023-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309024231/https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/10/08/tennessee-governor-election-meet-bill-lee/1548616002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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