Lee Steere (MP)

Lee Steere
MP
Member of Parliament
for West Surrey
In office
8 September 1870 – 3 April 1880
Serving with George Cubitt
Preceded byGeorge Cubitt
John Ivatt Briscoe
Succeeded byGeorge Cubitt
St John Brodrick
Personal details
Born21 June 1803
St Marylebone, Middlesex
Died9 October 1890(1890-10-09) (aged 87)
Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anne Watson
​
(m. 1826)​
ChildrenEight
Parent(s)Lee Steere Steere
Sarah

Lee Steere (21 June 1803 – 1890)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.[2]

Heath was co-elected MP for West Surrey at a by-election in 1870; he held one of the two seats serving that area until 1880 when he did not stand for re-election.[3]

During his life, Steere was also a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and High Sheriff of Surrey.[4]

Steere married Anne Watson, daughter of J K Watson, in 1826 and together they had five sons, one of whom was Australian politician James George Lee Steere.[5]

He died on 9 October 1890 at his main home Jayes (Jayes Park) in the parish of Wotton, his probate was sworn that year with personal, vested assets of £18,087 (equivalent to about £2,500,000 in 2023) expressly in Britain which denotes he had foreign assets.[6]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  2. ^ "Family of Lee Steere and Anne Watson". Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. ^ "Lee Steere Family History". Dorking Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "News of the Week". Western Mail. 18 October 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations