Lee Steere (MP)
Lee Steere | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for West Surrey | |
| In office 8 September 1870 – 3 April 1880 Serving with George Cubitt | |
| Preceded by | George Cubitt John Ivatt Briscoe |
| Succeeded by | George Cubitt St John Brodrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1803 |
| Died | 9 October 1890 (aged 87) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Anne Watson (m. 1826) |
| Children | Eight |
| Parent(s) | Lee Steere Steere Sarah |
Lee Steere (21 June 1803 – 1890) was a British Conservative Party politician.
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.
During his life, Steere was also a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and High Sheriff of Surrey.
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.
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 £1,900,000 in 2023) expressly in Britain which denotes he had foreign assets.