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John Lees (other)
John Lees may refer to: *Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet (1737–1811), Secretary of Irish Post Office and Black Rod in Ireland *John Lees (artist) (born 1943), American contemporary artist *John Lees (bodybuilder) (born 1930), English bodybuilder *John Lees (inventor), English textile machinery inventor *John Lees (politician) (c. 1740–1807), Canadian politician *John Frederick Lees (1809–1867), British member of parliament for Oldham *John Lees (footballer), English footballer for Derby County *John Lees (gymnast) (born 1931), Australian Olympic gymnast *John Lees (walker), English record-breaking walker and journalist *John Lees (musician), English musician who founded the rock band Barclay James Harvest See also *Jack Lees (1884–1940), MP for Derbyshire, England *John Lees-Jones (1887–1966), British politician {{hndis, Lees, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet
Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet (c. 1737– 3 September 1811) was Secretary of the Irish Post Office and Black Rod in Ireland. Family John Lees was born about 1737, probably at Cumnock in Ayrshire, the son of Adam Lees and his wife Agnes Goldie. He had married Mary, the eldest daughter of Robert Cathcart of Glandusk and together they had six sons Harcourt Lees (born 1 October 1777), 2nd Baronet, John Cathcart, barrister-at-law, Townsend (born 3 August 1779), Edward Smith Lees (born 30 March 1783), joint secretary, with his father, in the Irish Post Office and later, in Scotland, as secretary to the Postmaster General for Scotland, William Eden (born 5 August 1784), Thomas Orde (born 3 Jun 1788) and a daughter, Charlotte though Bayley Butler mentions two daughters and observes that Lees son's are named after people connected to his life. Lees' wife, Mary, died suddenly in November 1805 and he died on 3 November 1811. ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' wrote that Lees was worth £250,000 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |