John Lee Lee

John Lee Lee (11 December 1802 – 16 August 1874)[1] of Orleigh Court in the parish of Buckland Brewer in Devon, and of Dillington House, near Ilminster in Somerset, was a British Tory politician who was Member of Parliament for Wells in Somerset between 1830 and 1837. He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1845-6.

Origins

He was born "John Lee Hanning", the only son and heir of William Hanning (d. 1834) of Dillington House, near Ilminster in Somerset by his wife Harriett Lee, daughter of Edward Lee of Pinhoe, Devon.[2]

Inheritance

In 1819 at the age of 17, by the will of his uncle Major Edward Lee (d.17 January 1819) of Orleigh, he inherited several estates including Orleigh. Under the terms of the bequest he adopted the surname Lee by royal licence dated 21 March 1825.[3] He let Orleigh to his brother-in-law William Speke of Jordans near Ilminster (father of the River Nile explorer John Hanning Speke (1827-1864))[4] and made his own residence at Dillington.

Career

In 1830 Lee was elected one of the Members of Parliament for Wells, which seat he held until 1837.

Marriage & progeny

Lee married twice:

Death

He died on 16 August 1874 at the age of 71.

Sources

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)
  2. Jenkins
  3. Rogers, W. H. (1938) Buckland Brewer, reprinted 2000, Snetzler, M.F. (Ed.), Barcott, Buckland Brewer, p.58; Jenkins
  4. Rogers, p.58

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Paine Tudway
Charles William Taylor
Member of Parliament for Wells
18301837
With: John Edwards-Vaughan to 1832
Norman Lamont from 1832
Succeeded by
William Goodenough Hayter
Richard Blakemore


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