Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1661 – 13 August 1702) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1689 to 1699. Lee was the son of

Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Baronet (26 May 1635 – 19 February 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1660 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1691. Lee was the son of Thomas Lee of Hartwell and his w ...

of Hartwell and his wife Anne Davis, daughter of Sir John Davis of Pangborne, Berkshire.

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/ref> In 1689, Lee was elected Member of Parliament for

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and held the seat until 1699. He succeeded to the

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of Hartwell on the death of his father in 1691. Following his return at the general election in July 1698, his election was declared void on 7 February 1699. Lee married Alice Hopkins, daughter of Thomas Hopkins a merchant of London. His eldest son

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succeeded to the baronetcy, his second son

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became Lord Chief Justice, his third son

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and his fifth son

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became MPs.

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