James Prince Lee


James Prince Lee

Bishop of Manchester
Mezzotint by Thomas Lupton (after a contemporary portrait by Sir John Watson Gordon)
DioceseManchester
Elected11 November 1847
Installed11 February 1848
Term ended24 December 1869
SuccessorJames Fraser
Orders
Ordination1830
Consecration23 January 1848
Personal details
Born(1804-07-28)28 July 1804
London
Died24 December 1869(1869-12-24) (aged 65)
Mauldeth Hall, Lancashire
BuriedHeaton Mersey churchyard
NationalityEnglish
DenominationChurch of England
ResidenceMauldeth Hall
ParentsStephen and Sarah Lee
SpouseSusannah Penrice
ChildrenTwo daughters: Sophia ; Susannah
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (MA, DDiv)

James Prince Lee FRS (28 July 1804 – 24 December 1869) was an English clergyman and who served as headmaster of King Edward's School, Birmingham, and the first Bishop of Manchester.