William Lee 1726-1799
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Sir William LEE, 4th baronet 1726-1799
Biographical Note
Son of Sir Thomas Lee of Hartwell, Buckinghamshire, 3rd baronet, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1749.
Books
Lee used an engraved armorial bookplate, which exists in two variant states (Franks 17915-6). The extent of his library is not known; in his will, most of his property was left in trust to his son William, who inherited the title as 5th baronet. He also directed that his second son George, who became the 6th and last baronet, should have all his books in his dressing room, "not specified in the catalogue as belonging to my library".
Sources
- Will of Sir William Lee, the National Archives PROB 11/1329/156.
- Lee baronets, Wikipedia.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903-4.