Richard Lee (cricketer)
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Full name | Richard Napoleon Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
1833 Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
28 May 1876 (aged 42/43) Sidmouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Walter Thornton (son) Albert Thornton (son) Richard Thornton (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2018 |
Richard Napoleon Lee (1833 – 28 May 1876) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1852.
The illegitimate son of Richard Thornton and his housekeeper Alice Lee, he was born at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, in 1833.[1] He attended St John's College, Oxford, where he studied law.[2] Lee made what would be his only appearance in first-class cricket in 1852, when he played for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at The Oval.[3] He was a barrister at the Middle Temple by 1861.[2] He later moved to Sidmouth, Devon, where he was appointed the Income Tax Commissioner for Devon.[4] He died at Sidmouth on 28 May 1876, and had by the time of his death changed his name to Richard Napoleon Thornton.[5] At some point he married Margaret James, who pre-deceased him.[6] The couple had four childen,[6] with their three sons (Albert, Richard and Walter) all playing first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ Smith, Peter Jefferson. "The Clapham Society Local History Series — 23 - The Duke of Danzig". The Clapham Society. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- 1 2 Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886). 3rd volume. p. 832.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ↑ "No. 24112". The London Gazette. 10 July 1874. p. 3476.
- ↑ "No. 24402". The London Gazette. 9 January 1877. p. 143.
- 1 2 "Family of Richard Napoleon (Lee) Thornton and Margaret James". Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
External links
- Richard Lee at ESPNcricinfo
- Richard Lee at CricketArchive