John Lee (inventor)

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John Lee
Born	Hawick, Scotland
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Arms designer
Known for	Co-inventing a prototype bolt-action rifle.

John Lee was a Scottish-Canadian inventor and arms designer, best known for co-inventing a prototype bolt-action rifle with his brother James Paris Lee. The rifle they made led to the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield series of rifles.

Harrowing from Hawick, Scotland, the Lee family emigrated to Ontario in Canada c. 1835. After John grew up, he moved to a small town along the Sydenham River called Wallaceburg.