14-710: John Lee may refer to: Academia [ edit ] John Lee (astronomer) (1783–1866), president of the Royal Astronomical Society John Lee (university principal) (1779–1859), University of Edinburgh principal John Lee (pathologist) (born 1961), English John Lee (political scientist) (born 1973), Australian John Lee (Australian actor) (1928) Australian actor John Lee (blues musician) , (1915–1977) American country blues musician John Lee (British actor) , British actor John Lee (Labour politician) , retired Labour politician in
28-866: A private school at Totteridge Park, the old Lee family seat (other sources indicate her to be daughter of Richard Ford Heath, of Uxbridge). Lee died at Hartwell House in 1866. An obituary was published the following year in the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . Lee inherited several properties from William Lee Antonie in 1815. Antonie's will predicated the inheritance on Lee changing his name by royal licence from Fiott. The properties included Colworth House near Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire and Totteridge Park, Buckinghamshire (formerly in Hertfordshire ). In 1827, Lee inherited Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire and all
42-2603: The 18th United States Congress John Lee (Nevada politician) (born 1955), former mayor of North Las Vegas John C. Lee (1828–1891), Ohio lieutenant governor, 1868–1872 John Constable Lee , American planters and Virginia politician John Edwin Lee , member of the Mississippi House of Representatives John L. G. Lee (1869–1952), member and speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates John Z. Lee (born 1968), United States federal judge U.K. [ edit ] John Lee (1695–1761) , British Member of Parliament for Newport and Malmesbury John Lee (Attorney-General) (1733–1793), Attorney-General for England and Wales, 1783, British MP for Higham Ferrers and Clitheroe John Lee Lee (1802–1874), British Member of Parliament for Wells John Lee (Labour politician) (1927–2020), Labour Party Member of Parliament for Reading John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford (born 1942), former Minister and Conservative Member of Parliament for Pendle John Lee (by 1491–1542 or later) , MP for Cumberland in 1529 John Lee (by 1526–60 or later) , MP for Cumberland in 1554 John Lee (died 1558) , MP for Sandwich John Lee (MP for New Woodstock) (c. 1535-c. 1603), MP for New Woodstock Elsewhere [ edit ] John Lee (Australian politician) (1885–1957), New South Wales state politician John Lee (Canadian politician) (1845–1915), politician in Ontario, Canada John A. Lee (1891–1982), New Zealand politician John Lee Ka-chiu (born 1957), Chief Executive of Hong Kong and former police officer John Lee (civil servant) (born 1964), Australian bureaucrat J. J. Lee (historian) (born 1942), Irish historian, former senator and professor Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] John Lee (defensive lineman) (1953-2024), American football player John Lee (placekicker) (born 1964), Korean player of American football John P. Lee , American college football coach from 1891 to 1893 Other sports [ edit ] John Lee (cricketer) (1825–1903), English clergyman and cricketer John Lee (footballer, born 1869) (1869–?), English footballer John Lee (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English footballer John Lee (rower) (born 1948), Australian Olympic rower John Lee (hurler) (born 1986), plays for
56-1009: The Galway senior hurling team John W. Lee , British middle-distance runner John Lee, racing driver in 1991 British Formula Three season and 1992 British Formula Three season John Lee (ice dancer) , partner of Naomi Lang at the 1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Other [ edit ] John Lee (inventor) , 19th century Scottish-Canadian inventor and arms designer John Lee (trade unionist) (died 1963), British trade union leader John Lee (Lynching of ...) African American killed in Durant, Oklahoma, on August 12, 1911 John Lee (priest) , English Anglican priest John Babbacombe Lee (1864–1945), English convicted murderer noted for surviving three attempts to hang him John Black Lee (1924–2016), American architect John C. H. Lee (1887–1958), US Army lieutenant general John D. Lee (1812–1877), Mormon leader executed for his part in
70-582: The Lee family estates on the death of Sir George Lee, 6th and last Baronet; this became his main residence from 1829 until his death. Lee would "invite thirty or forty scientists to stay with him for anything up to a month, discussing their latest theories" "year after year"; these regular guests included William Henry Smyth and his daughter Henrietta, mother of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell . His scholarly nature meant Lee cared nothing for "the aristocratic world which his house so vividly evoked" for visitors. He dressed plainly, and
84-553: The Mountain Meadows Massacre John F. Lee (1813–1884), US Army Judge Advocate General 1849-1862 and cousin of Robert E. Lee See also [ edit ] Jon Lee (disambiguation) Jonathan Lee (disambiguation) Johnny Lee (disambiguation) Jack Lee (disambiguation) John Lea (disambiguation) John Leigh (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
98-1688: The United Kingdom John Alan Lee (1933–2013), Canadian sociologist and LGBT activist John M. Lee (born 1950), American mathematician John Ning-Yuean Lee (born 1945), Taiwanese biologist J. R. E. Lee (John Robert Edward Lee Sr., 1864–1944), president of Florida A&M University Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Lee (British actor) (1725–1781), British actor John Lee (Australian actor) (1928–2000), Australian television actor John Lee (artist) ( fl. 1850–1870 ), British Pre-Raphaelite artist John Lee (author) (born 1931), American thriller writer John Lee (bassist) (born 1952), American bassist, producer, recording engineer John Lee (blues musician) (1915–1977), American country blues guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter John Lee (producer) (born 1972), co-creator of MTV2 comedy show Wonder Showzen John B. Lee (born 1951), Canadian poet John H. Lee (director) (born 1971), South Korean director John H. Lee (musician) (1847–1890), American banjoist, composer and author John Rafter Lee , British actor, voice actor, and audio book narrator John Lee (born 1973), also known as John Threat , alias Corrupt, American computer hacker and filmmaker John Robert Lee (poet) (born 1948), Saint Lucian Christian poet, writer, journalist and librarian Politics [ edit ] U.S. [ edit ] John Lee (California politician) (born 1970), Los Angeles City Council member for district 12 John Lee (Maryland politician) (1788–1871), Maryland representative in
112-407: The age of 80, he was made a barrister of Gray's Inn and a Q.C. the following year. The lunar crater Lee is named after him. John Lee (1695%E2%80%931761) John Lee (8 May 1695 – Nov 1761), was a British politician. He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet of Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire and the brother of Sir George Lee and Sir William Lee , Lord Chief Justice. He
126-519: The name Lee in 1816 following the death of his uncle William Lee Antonie in 1815. In 1833 Lee married Cecilia Rutter (23 July 1782 – 1 April 1854), of Lymington , whom he described as of "humble station but excellent character and good disposition". She died in 1854 and was buried in the graveyard of Hartwell Church, in Buckinghamshire. In 1855, he married again, this time to Louisa Catherine, daughter of Lee's friend Robert Wilkinson, who ran
140-537: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Lee&oldid=1256232381 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Lee (astronomer) John Lee LL.D, FRS (28 April 1783 – 25 February 1866), born John Fiott ,
154-453: Was an English philanthropist , astronomer , mathematician , antiquarian , barrister , and numismatist . He was the eldest son of John Fiott and Harriet, daughter of William Lee, of Totteridge, MP for Appleby, of the family of the Lee baronets of Hartwell . His father was involved in the family counting house business and was a failed East India merchant . He was orphaned when young and
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#1732798617840168-468: Was brought up by his maternal uncle, William Lee Antonie . Lee read Mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge between 1802 and 1806, graduating fifth wrangler in his year. He was elected a fellow in 1808. Following his studies from 1807 to 1815 he travelled extensively in the Middle East and Europe as a travelling bachelor . During this time he gained an interest in antiquities . He took
182-751: Was elected as fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and was its president between 1861 and 1863. He became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1828 and a Fellow of the Philological Society in 1831. Lee was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831 and the first president of the Numismatic Society of London in 1836. He also served as Chairman of the London Peace Society . In 1863 at
196-517: Was opposed to any indulgence in tobacco and alcohol. Lee had no children; he was succeeded in his estates by his nephew Edward Dyke Lee, only surviving son of his brother Nicholas Fiott, later Lee. Between 1830 and 1839, Lee built an astronomical observatory in the south-west corner of Hartwell House . Lee helped found the Royal Meteorological Society in 1850 and was its president from 1855 to 1857. On 14 May 1824, Lee
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