Lee, John, 1783-1866 (antiquary and astronomer)

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Dates

Existence: 1783 - 1866

Biography

John Fiott Lee of Hartwell (1783-1866), collector of antiquities and man of sciences. Lee was born on 28 April 1783, the eldest son of John Fiott, merchant of London, and of Harriet, second daughter of William Lee of Totteridge Park, Hertfordshire. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was fifth wrangler in 1806 (B.A., 1806; M.A., 1809; LL.D., 1816). On 4 October 1815 he assumed the name of Lee by royal license, under the will of his maternal uncle, William Lee Antoine of Colworth House, Bedfordshire. At the same time he acquired the estates of Colworth in Bedfordshire, Totteridge Park, and other lands. In 1827 he also inherited the estate of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire. Lee was one of Cambridge University's travelling bachelors, 1807-1810, making a tour through Europe and the East, during which time he collected objects of antiquity. On his return he resumed the study of law, and on 3 November 1816 was admitted to the College of Advocates, becoming its treasurer and librarian. He practised in the ecclesiastical courts until 1858. In 1863 he was admitted a barrister of Gray's Inn, and in 1864 became a Q.C. He was elected F.R.S. in 1831. Lee died at Hartwell House, near Aylesbury, 25 February 1866.

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Fonds

Papers on Italy and the Roman Catholic Church

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6612-6616

Scope and Contents A collection concerning the church in France and Italy and also some Italian history. It includes a series of treatises upon the nature and authority of church councils, the property of the church, and the foundation of churches in various countries; report on Venice; three tracts on the Corpus Christi procession, 1696; copy of the Acts of the Synod of Malines, held at Louvain in May 1574, with a pen-and-ink sketch of a city, harbour and galleys at the foot; copies of the acts of a...

Dates: 1600-1832

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