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==Career== |
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Lee was knighted by July 1370. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertfordshire]] January 1377, 1379, January 1380, November 1380, 1381, 1385, 1386, February 1388, September 1388, January 1390 and November 1390. He was MP for [[Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Essex]] 1391, 1393, and 1394.<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/lee-sir-walter-1350-1395 LEE, Sir Walter (c.1350–1395), of Albury, Herts. | History of Parliament Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Lee was knighted by July 1370. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertfordshire]] January 1377, 1379, January 1380, November 1380, 1381, 1385, 1386, February 1388, September 1388, January 1390 and November 1390. He was MP for [[Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Essex]] 1391, 1393, and 1394.<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/lee-sir-walter-1350-1395 LEE, Sir Walter (c.1350–1395), of Albury, Herts. | History of Parliament Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Essex|sheriff of Essex]] for 1389, and was still sheriff when he declared himself the winning candidate in the January 1390 election. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/survey/appendix-b4-sheriffs-elected-parliament|title = Sheriffs Elected to Parliament|publisher = History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2012-05-08]] </ref> |
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Revision as of 13:32, 8 May 2012
Sir Walter Lee (c.1350–1395), of Albury, Hertfordshire, 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 Edward III of England. 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 Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire January 1377, 1379, January 1380, November 1380, 1381, 1385, 1386, February 1388, September 1388, January 1390 and November 1390. He was MP for Essex 1391, 1393, and 1394.[1]
He was appointed sheriff of Essex for 1389, and was still sheriff when he declared himself the winning candidate in the January 1390 election. [2]
References
- ^ LEE, Sir Walter (c.1350–1395), of Albury, Herts. | History of Parliament Online
- ^ {{cite web|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/survey/appendix-b4-sheriffs-elected-parliament%7Ctitle = Sheriffs Elected to Parliament|publisher = History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2012-05-08]]