Edward James Lee (1822 – 18 December 1883) was a 19th-century

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from the

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region of New Zealand. He was the

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for the 1875 election in Selwyn. He represented the Selwyn electorate in , from a by-election on 6 April to 18 December, when he died.

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1822 births 1883 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub