Henry Lee (Canterbury MP)
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Henry Lee was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1685 and 1715.
Lee was the son of Dr John Lee, archdeacon of Rochester. His father took the name of Warner by act of parliament under the terms of the will of his uncle
Dr John Warner
, Bishop of Rochester
. The family was descended from the Lees, of Hartwell, in Buckinghamshire. Lee, who held the rank of Colonel, purchased the manor of Dungeon in Kent.
Lee was an alderman of Canterbury and in March 1685 was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
as a Tory. In 1687 Lee was mayor of Canterbury, but was dismissed from office by order of King James II. However he was re-elected MP for Canterbury in 1689 and held the seat until 1695. He was MP for Canterbury again from 1698 to 1708 and from 1710 to 1715.
Lee married Dorothy Howe, daughter of Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
and his wife Elizabeth Grimstone, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet. His son Henry Lee Warner
, who was MP for Hindon, pulled down the mansion of the Dungeon.
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
variously between 1685 and 1715.
Lee was the son of Dr John Lee, archdeacon of Rochester. His father took the name of Warner by act of parliament under the terms of the will of his uncle
Dr John Warner
John Warner (bishop)
John Warner was an English churchman, bishop of Rochester and royalist.-Life and career:Son of Harman Warner of London, merchant tailor, he was baptised at St. Clement Danes in the Strand on 17 September 1581. He became demy of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1599, and was elected fellow there in...
, Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
. The family was descended from the Lees, of Hartwell, in Buckinghamshire. Lee, who held the rank of Colonel, purchased the manor of Dungeon in Kent.
Lee was an alderman of Canterbury and in March 1685 was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
as a Tory. In 1687 Lee was mayor of Canterbury, but was dismissed from office by order of King James II. However he was re-elected MP for Canterbury in 1689 and held the seat until 1695. He was MP for Canterbury again from 1698 to 1708 and from 1710 to 1715.
Lee married Dorothy Howe, daughter of Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676....
and his wife Elizabeth Grimstone, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet. His son Henry Lee Warner
Henry Lee Warner
Henry Lee Warner was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1711 to 1713....
, who was MP for Hindon, pulled down the mansion of the Dungeon.