Lionel Frederick Lee
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 |
Ellen Annie Norfor
(m. 1868, died) |
| Parent(s) | George Lee, Martha née Austin |
| Relatives | Henry Austin (brother); Gertrude Austin (sister) |
| Profession | Civil 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.
He joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1864, at age nineteen, and was the Superintendent of the Census in 1881 and 1891, 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.
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.
He died on 4 December 1899, at age 54, whilst still serving as Treasurer of Ceylon. His position was filled by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, the Postmaster General of Ceylon.