Lionel Frederick Lee

Lionel Frederick Lee
Treasurer of Ceylon
In office
1 April 1899 – 4 December 1899
Preceded byFrederick Richard Saunders
Succeeded byCharles Edward Ducat Pennycuick
Mayor of Colombo
In office
October 1887 – November 1887
Preceded byGeorge Thomas Michael O'Brien
Succeeded byH. H. Cameron
Personal details
Born(1845-12-04)4 December 1845
Colombo, British Ceylon
Died4 December 1899(1899-12-04) (aged 54)
Colombo, Ceylon
Resting placeColombo General Cemetery
Spouse
Ellen Annie Norfor
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(m. 1868, died)​
Parent(s)George Lee, Martha née Austin
RelativesHenry Austin (brother); Gertrude Austin (sister)
ProfessionCivil servant

Lionel Frederick Lee (4 December 1845 - 4 December 1899), served as the Mayor of Colombo in 1887 and Treasurer of Ceylon in 1899.

Lionel Frederick Lee was born 4 December 1845 in Colombo, British Ceylon, the eldest son of George Lee, the Postmaster General of Ceylon (1844-1860) and Martha née Austin.[1][2]

He joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1864, at age nineteen, and was the Superintendent of the Census in 1881 and 1891,[3] whilst acting as Registrar-General. He served as District Judge in Kegalle, Tangalle, Galle, Matara and Jaffna; as Principal Collector of Customs; and Fiscal at Colombo and Kandy.[4]

On 1 August 1868 he married Ellen Annie Norfor (1846-?), the fourth daughter of Robert Wright Norfor (1815-1864), the Commissioner of Stamps, Madras, and Amelia Wilhelmina Boxley, at the Holy Trinity Church St Sebastian Hill, Colombo.[5][6]

He died on 4 December 1899, at age 54, whilst still serving as Treasurer of Ceylon.[7] His position was filled by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, the Postmaster General of Ceylon.[8]

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  2. ^ "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon". Ceylon's First Newspaper. XXXVIIL. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon: 80. July 1948.
  3. ^ Denham, Edward Brandis (1912). Ceylon at the Census of 1911. H. C. Cottle - Government Printer. p. 12.
  4. ^ Lewis, John Penry (1913). List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 141.
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  6. ^ "Allen's Indian Mail and Official Gazette". Births, Marriages and Deaths. XXVI: 976. 30 September 1868.
  7. ^ Martyn, John H. (2003). Martyn's Notes on Jaffna: Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Asian Educational Services. p. 70. ISBN 9788120616707.
  8. ^ "Ceylon Government Gazette No. 6577". Appointments &c., by the Governor: 112. 23 February 1900.