Lee Steere (MP) explained

Lee Steere
Office:Member of Parliament
for West Surrey
Term Start:8 September 1870
Term End:3 April 1880
Alongside:George Cubitt
Predecessor:George Cubitt
John Ivatt Briscoe
Successor:George Cubitt
St John Brodrick
Birth Date:21 June 1803
Birth Place:St Marylebone, Middlesex
Death Place:Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:Lee Steere Steere
Sarah
Children:Eight

Lee Steere (21 June 1803 – 1890) was a British Conservative Party politician.[1]

Heath was co-elected MP for West Surrey at a by-election in 1870; he held one of the two seats serving that area until 1880 when he did not stand for re-election.[2]

During his life, Steere was also a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and High Sheriff of Surrey.[3]

Steere married Anne Watson, daughter of J K Watson, in 1826 and together they had five sons, one of whom was Australian politician James George Lee Steere.[4]

He died on 9 October 1890 at his main home Jayes (Jayes Park) in the parish of Wotton, his probate was sworn that year with personal, vested assets of expressly in Britain which denotes he had foreign assets.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family of Lee Steere and Anne Watson. Attfield Family Tree. 21 January 2018.
  2. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st.
  3. Web site: Lee Steere Family History. Dorking Museum. 21 January 2018.
  4. News: News of the Week. 21 January 2018. Western Mail. 18 October 1890. 16.
  5. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations