William Lee (English judge)

Sir William LeePC(2 August 1688 – 8 April 1754) was a British jurist and politician.

Life[edit]

He was the second son ofSir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet.He matriculated atWadham College, Oxfordin 1704, shortly after entering theMiddle Temple;he did not take a degree, but wascalled to the barin 1710. Member of Parliament forWycombefrom 1727 until 1730, he gave up the seat when he became aJustice of the King's Bench.^[1]

Lee wasLord Chief Justice of England and Walesfrom 8 June 1737 until his sudden death in 1754. He was appointed formally asChancellor of the Exchequeras a temporary expedient on 8 March 1754, whenHenry Pelhamdied, with his brother SirGeorge LeeasUnder Treasurer of the Exchequer,until 6 April, his own death.^[1]

Lord Campbellnoted that Lee "certainly stood up for the rights of woman more strenuously than any English judge before or since his time".

Notes[edit]

^^a ^bLemmings, David. "Lee, Sir William".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16315.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)

References[edit]

J. C. D. Clark,The Dynamics of Change: The Crisis of the 1750s and English Party Systems(Cambridge University Press, 2002).
Lord Campbell,The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: Volume III(Cockcroft and Co, 1878).

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by The Earl of Shelburne Harry Waller	Member of ParliamentforWycombe 1727– 1730 With:Harry Waller	Succeeded by Harry Waller Sir Charles Vernon
Legal offices
Preceded by The Lord Hardwicke	Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1737–1754	Succeeded by Sir Dudley Ryder
Political offices
Preceded by Henry Pelham	Chancellor of the Exchequer 1754	Succeeded by Henry Bilson Legge

[ODNB-1] Lemmings, David. "Lee, Sir William".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16315.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)

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