Sir Walter Lee or Walter Attelee (c. 1350–1395), of

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, was an English politician.

Life

Lee was born in either 1348 or 1353. He was the son and heir of Sir John Lee of Albury, who died in 1370, and was the stewart of the household of

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. Lee's mother was named Joan. Lee's brother was probably Thomas Lee II, MP. By July 1373, he had married a woman named Margaret.

Career

Lee was knighted by July 1370. He was a

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for

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in January 1377, 1379, January 1380, November 1380, 1381, 1385, 1386, February 1388, September 1388, January 1390 and November 1390. He was MP for

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in 1391, 1393, and 1394. He was appointed

sheriff of Essex The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the ...

for 1389, and was still sheriff when he declared himself the winning candidate in the January 1390 election.

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