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Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet

1600 – 1660

Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, died 1660

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About Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet

Lived 1600 – 1660. Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet was a politician.

Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1600April 1660) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Early life Lee was the son of Sir Humphrey Lee, 1st Baronet of Langley and Acton Burnell, Shropshire, and his wife Margaret Corbett, daughter of Richard Corbett of Stoke, justice of the King's Bench.

Career In November 1640, Lee was elected Member of Parliament for Shropshire in the Long Parliament. He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 6 September 1642 for executing a Commission of Array after it was declared illegal. He suffered for his support of the King and had to compound for his estate for £3719.

Personal life Lee married Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Sir Edward Allen, alderman of London. They had two daughters Rachael who married Ralph Cleaton and Mary who married Sir Edward Smythe, 1st Baronet.

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Born
1600
Birth century
Died
1660
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
Also known as
Richard Lee, Sir Richard Lee, of Langley, 2nd Baronet

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Who was Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet?

Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, died 1660

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Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet was born in 1600.

When did Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet die?

Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet died in 1660.

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Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7528613

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