Lionel Frederick Lee
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 | |
|---|---|
| Treasurer of Ceylon | |
| In office 1 April 1899 – 4 December 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Richard Saunders |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick |
| Mayor of Colombo | |
| In office October 1887 – November 1887 | |
| Preceded by | George Thomas Michael O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | H. H. Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1845 Colombo, British Ceylon |
| Died | 4 December 1899 (aged 54) Colombo, Ceylon |
| Resting place | Colombo General Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Annie Norfor
(m. 1868, died) |
| Parents | George Lee, Martha née Austin |
| Relatives | Henry Austin (brother); Gertrude Austin (sister) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
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]
References
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- "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon". Ceylon's First Newspaper. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. XXXVIIL: 80. July 1948.
- Denham, Edward Brandis (1912). Ceylon at the Census of 1911. H. C. Cottle - Government Printer. p. 12.
- 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.
- "The Kabistran Archives - Ireland - Ceylon - India". Holy Trinity Church, St Sebastian, Colombo (Ceylon) Sri Lanka Marriages from 1845. The Kabristan Archives. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Allen's Indian Mail and Official Gazette". Births, Marriages and Deaths. XXVI: 976. 30 September 1868.
- Martyn, John H. (2003). Martyn's Notes on Jaffna: Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Asian Educational Services. p. 70. ISBN 9788120616707.
- "Ceylon Government Gazette No. 6577". Appointments &c., by the Governor: 112. 23 February 1900.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Richard Saunders |
Treasurer of Ceylon 1899 |
Succeeded by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick |