Lee Steere (MP)

Lee Steere
Lee Steere; MP
Member of Parliament ; for West Surrey
	In office; 8 September 1870 – 3 April 1880 Serving with George Cubitt
Preceded by	George Cubitt; John Ivatt Briscoe
Succeeded by	George Cubitt; St John Brodrick
Personal details
Born	21 June 1803; St Marylebone, Middlesex
Died	9 October 1890 (aged 87); Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Anne Watson (m. 1826)
Children	Eight
Parents	Lee Steere Steere; Sarah

Lee Steere (21 June 1803 – 1890)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.[2]

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.[3]

During his life, Steere was also a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and High Sheriff of Surrey.[4]

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.[5]

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 £18,087 (equivalent to about £2,000,000 in 2019) expressly in Britain which denotes he had foreign assets.[6]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
"Family of Lee Steere and Anne Watson". Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
"Lee Steere Family History". Dorking Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"News of the Week". Western Mail. 18 October 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lee Steere

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Cubitt John Ivatt Briscoe	Member of Parliament for West Surrey 1870–1880 With: George Cubitt	Succeeded by George Cubitt St John Brodrick

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

[2] "Family of Lee Steere and Anne Watson". Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[craig1832-3] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[4] "Lee Steere Family History". Dorking Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[5] "News of the Week". Western Mail. 18 October 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[6] ttps://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations