John Lee Lee
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Charles William Taylor
Richard Blakemore
11 December 1802
John Lee Lee | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wells | |
| In office 1830–1837 | |
| Preceded by | John Paine Tudway Charles William Taylor |
| Succeeded by | William Goodenough Hayter Richard Blakemore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Lee Hanning 11 December 1802 |
| Died | 16 August 1874 (aged 71) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Jessy Edwards-Vaughan
(m. 1834; died 1836)Hon. Mary Sophia Hood
(m. 1841; died 1874) |
| Children | 5, including Vaughan |
| Parent(s) | William Hanning Harriett Lee |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Lee Lee (né Hanning; 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 Whig politician who was Member of Parliament for Wells.
Born John Lee Hanning on 11 December 1802, he was the only son, and heir, of William Hanning (d. 1834) of Dillington House, near Ilminster in Somerset, and Harriett Lee, daughter of Edward Lee of Pinhoe, Devon.[2]
In 1819 at the age of 17, by the will of his uncle, Maj. Edward Lee, who died in 1819, he inherited several estates including Orleigh.[3] Under the terms of the bequest he adopted the surname Lee by royal licence dated 21 March 1825.[4] He let Orleigh to his brother-in-law, William Speke, of Jordans near Ilminster (father of the River Nile explorer John Hanning Speke)[5] and made his own residence at Dillington.[6]
He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1821.[3]
Career
In 1830, he was elected one of the Members of Parliament for Wells, and held the seat until 1837.[3]
He also served as Sheriff of Somerset from 1845 to 1846.[6]