Henry Lee (29 November 1817 – 27 December 1904) was a Manchester cotton manufacturer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Henry Lee was the second son of Lee Lee of Chorley, Lancashire [1] and his wife Anne Cocksey, daughter of Joseph Cocksey.
Although his father left only a modest fortune, Henry Lee became a leader of Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee, one of the great textile firms of Lancashire. [1] He was a director of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and of the Manchester and Salford Bank. He was a J.P. for Lancashire and the borough of Salford. [2]
Lee stood unsuccessfully for parliament in Salford at the 1874 general election. [3] At the 1880 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton, [4] and held the seat until his defeat [5] at the 1885 general election. [6] He contested Manchester North West at the 1886 election, without success. [7]
Lee died in 1904 at his home, Bedford Lodge, Broughton Park, Broughton and was buried in Weaste Cemetery. [8] He had married Hannah Dracup, daughter of John Dracup of Salford in 1846. His daughter Florence was the mother of Frank Lee Pyman. [9]
Henry Lee (29 November 1817 – 27 December 1904) was a Manchester cotton manufacturer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Henry Lee was the second son of Lee Lee of Chorley, Lancashire [1] and his wife Anne Cocksey, daughter of Joseph Cocksey.
Although his father left only a modest fortune, Henry Lee became a leader of Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee, one of the great textile firms of Lancashire. [1] He was a director of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and of the Manchester and Salford Bank. He was a J.P. for Lancashire and the borough of Salford. [2]
Lee stood unsuccessfully for parliament in Salford at the 1874 general election. [3] At the 1880 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton, [4] and held the seat until his defeat [5] at the 1885 general election. [6] He contested Manchester North West at the 1886 election, without success. [7]
Lee died in 1904 at his home, Bedford Lodge, Broughton Park, Broughton and was buried in Weaste Cemetery. [8] He had married Hannah Dracup, daughter of John Dracup of Salford in 1846. His daughter Florence was the mother of Frank Lee Pyman. [9]