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[[Image:Elliott Lees.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lees in 1895.]]
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Lieutenant-Colonel '''Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet''', [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (23 October 1860 – 16 October 1908), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
Lieutenant-Colonel '''Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet''', [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (23 October 1860 – 16 October 1908), was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.


[[Image:SouthLytchettManorSouthFront.jpg|thumb|right|South Lytchett Manors South Face]]
[[Image:SouthLytchettManorSouthFront.jpg|thumb|right|South Lytchett Manors South Face]]
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|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig
|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig
|title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
|title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
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|orig-year=1974
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|edition= 2nd
|year=1989
|year=1989
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|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services
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In 1897 he was created a '''Baronet''', of South Lytchett Manor in [[Lytchett Minster]] in the [[County of Dorset]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=26823 |date=16 February 1897 |page=900}}</ref>
In 1897 he was created a '''Baronet''', of South Lytchett Manor in [[Lytchett Minster]] in the [[County of Dorset]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=26823 |date=16 February 1897 |page=900}}</ref>


Lees was an officer in the [[Dorsetshire Yeomanry]]. He volunteered for active service during the [[Second Boer War]], and on 24 February 1900 was appointed a captain of the 26th (Dorsetshire) Company serving in the 7th Battalion, [[Imperial Yeomanry]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27168|page=1255| date=23 February 1900}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27171|page=1528| date=6 March 1900}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The War - The Imperial Yeomanry|day_of_week=Friday |date=2 February 1900 |page_number=11 |issue=36055}}</ref> which left England for [[South Africa]] on the ''SS Manchester Merchant'' in early March.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The War - Embarcation of Troops|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 March 1900 |page_number=16 |issue=36080| }}</ref> He was [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in November 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27359 |date=27 September 1901 |page=6306 }}</ref> After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary [[Major (British Army)|major]] of the regiment in January 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=27398 | date=17 January 1902 |page=389}}</ref>
Lees was an officer in the [[Dorsetshire Yeomanry]]. He volunteered for active service during the [[Second Boer War]], and on 24 February 1900 was appointed a captain of the 26th (Dorsetshire) Company serving in the 7th Battalion, [[Imperial Yeomanry]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27168|page=1255| date=23 February 1900}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27171|page=1528| date=6 March 1900}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War – The Imperial Yeomanry|date=2 February 1900 |page=11 |issue=36055}}</ref> which left England for [[South Africa]] on the ''SS Manchester Merchant'' in early March.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War – Embarcation of Troops|date=3 March 1900 |page=16 |issue=36080}}</ref> He was [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in November 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27359 |date=27 September 1901 |page=6306 }}</ref> After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary [[Major (British Army)|major]] of the regiment in January 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=27398 | date=17 January 1902 |page=389}}</ref>


Lees married Florence Keith, daughter of Patrick Keith, in 1882. He died in October 1908, aged 47, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lees died in 1917.
Lees married Florence Keith, daughter of Patrick Keith, in 1882. He died in October 1908, aged 47, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lees died in 1917.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Lees in 1895.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet, DSO (23 October 1860 – 16 October 1908), was a British Conservative Party politician.

South Lytchett Manors South Face

Lees was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Lees was elected to the House of Commons for Oldham in 1886, a seat he held until 1892, and later represented Birkenhead from 1894 to 1906.[1]

In 1897 he was created a Baronet, of South Lytchett Manor in Lytchett Minster in the County of Dorset.[2]

Lees was an officer in the Dorsetshire Yeomanry. He volunteered for active service during the Second Boer War, and on 24 February 1900 was appointed a captain of the 26th (Dorsetshire) Company serving in the 7th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry,[3][4][5] which left England for South Africa on the SS Manchester Merchant in early March.[6] He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[7] After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary major of the regiment in January 1902.[8]

Lees married Florence Keith, daughter of Patrick Keith, in 1882. He died in October 1908, aged 47, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lees died in 1917.

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  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  2. ^ "No. 26823". The London Gazette. 16 February 1897. p. 900.
  3. ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1255.
  4. ^ "No. 27171". The London Gazette. 6 March 1900. p. 1528.
  5. ^ "The War – The Imperial Yeomanry". The Times. No. 36055. London. 2 February 1900. p. 11.
  6. ^ "The War – Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36080. London. 3 March 1900. p. 16.
  7. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6306.
  8. ^ "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. p. 389.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Oldham
1886–1892
With: James Mackenzie Maclean 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Birkenhead
1894–1906 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of South Lytchett Heath Manor)
1897–1908 		Succeeded by
Thomas Evans Keith Lees
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