Born on 28th April, 1783, John Lee was educated at St. John*s College, Cambridge, where he was fifth wrangler in 1806. He obtained a LL.D degree in 1816, after which he travelled extensively in Europe and the East. He assumed the surname Lee in lieu of his patronymic by royal licence in 1815, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle William Lee Antonie of Colworth House, Bedfordshire, devisee of Sir George Lee, Bt. Sir George being without issue on his death in 1827, the whole of the property devolved on John Lee.
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