Lee Marshall Bass was born on 1956 and is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.
13 Facts About Lee Bass
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Lee Bass's father was Perry Richardson Bass, an investor and philanthropist, and his mother, Nancy Lee Bass, was a philanthropist.
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Lee Bass graduated from Yale University in 1979 and received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1982.
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Lee Bass is the primary steward of the historic El Coyote Longhorn Ranch in Encino, Texas.
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Lee Bass serves on the boards of the Sid W Richardson Foundation, The Peregrine Fund, and Vanderbilt University.
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Lee Bass is a founding director of the International Rhino Foundation, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
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Lee Bass is married to Ramona Seeligson of San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Arthur A Seeligson Jr.
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Lee and Ramona Bass have three children, Sophie, Perry and Ramona.
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Ramona Seeligson Bass grew up in a family for which Thoroughbred racing was an important part of life.
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Lee Bass was a member of the board of directors of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York and a Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
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In partnership with the renowned Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, Ramona Lee Bass owned the 2009 Railbird Stakes winner, Witty.
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Lee Bass owned and raced Avenge whose wins included back-to-back editions of the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes in 2016 and 2017.
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Ramona Lee Bass was the breeder of Roy H, winner of back-to-back editions of the Breeders' Cup Sprint in 2017 and 2018 and who was voted the American Champion Sprint Horse in both years.