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 1850-1854 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.

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• National Park Service biography

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George Washington Custis Lee