| Lionel Frederick Lee | |
| Office: | Treasurer of Ceylon |
| Term Start: | 1 April 1899 |
| Term End: | 4 December 1899 |
| Predecessor: | Frederick Richard Saunders |
| Successor: | Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick |
| Term Start2: | October 1887 |
| Term End2: | November 1887 |
| Predecessor2: | George Thomas Michael O'Brien |
| Successor2: | H. H. Cameron |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1845 |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Restingplace: | Colombo General Cemetery |
| Profession: | Civil servant |
| Parents: | George Lee, Martha née Austin |
| Relatives: | Henry Austin (brother); Gertrude Austin (sister) |
Lionel Frederick Lee (4 December 1845 - 4 December 1899), served as the Mayor of Colombo in 1887 and Treasurer of Ceylon in 1899.
Lionel Frederick Lee was born 4 December 1845 in Colombo, British Ceylon, the eldest son of George Lee, the Postmaster General of Ceylon (1844-1860) and Martha née Austin.[1] [2]
He joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1864, at age nineteen, and was the Superintendent of the Census in 1881 and 1891,[3] whilst acting as Registrar-General. He served as District Judge in Kegalle, Tangalle, Galle, Matara and Jaffna; as Principal Collector of Customs; and Fiscal at Colombo and Kandy.[4]
On 1 August 1868 he married Ellen Annie Norfor (1846-?), the fourth daughter of Robert Wright Norfor (1815-1864), the Commissioner of Stamps, Madras, and Amelia Wilhelmina Boxley, at the Holy Trinity Church St Sebastian Hill, Colombo.[5] [6]
He died on 4 December 1899, at age 54, whilst still serving as Treasurer of Ceylon.[7] His position was filled by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, the Postmaster General of Ceylon.[8]