Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet (26 May 1635 – 19 February 1691) was an English politician who sat in the
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from 1660 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1691. Lee was the son of Thomas Lee of Hartwell and his wife Elizabeth Croke, daughter of Sir George Croke. After the death of his father, Lee's mother remarried to Sir Richard Ingoldsby. William Betham
''The Baronetage of England: or The History of the English baronets ..., Volume 2''
/ref> In 1660, Lee was elected Member of Parliament for
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in the Convention Parliament together with his step-father. History of Parliament Online - Lee, Thomas
/ref> He was created
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of Hartwell in 1661. He was re-elected MP for Aylesbury in 1661 for the
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and held the seat until 1685. In 1689 he was elected MP for
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. He was re-elected MP for Aylesbury in 1690 and held the seat until his death the following year aged 55. He was "much admired for his elegant speeches in the house of commons, where he was a leader in the debates." Lee married Anne Davis, daughter of Sir John Davis of Pangborne, Berkshire. They had three sons (of whom the eldest
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succeeded to the baronetcy and was also an MP), and six daughters.


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