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Revision as of 21:51, 4 September 2008
Fitzroy Henry Lee (c. 1698 – April 14, 1750) was a naval officer, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, Canada, and grandson of Charles II. He was supposedly the model for Hawser Trunnion from Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. [1]
Lee was son of 1st Earl of Lichfield and Charles II's illegitimate daughter Lady Charlotte Fitzroy. He was born in Oxfordshire, England.
He entered the Royal Navy in 1716 and in May 1735 was commissioned Governor of Newfoundland. Lee was known for debauchery and drunkenness which subsequently led him been relieved of his naval command around 1746.
Service history:
- 1716 entered the Royal Navy
- 1722 promoted lieutenant
- 1735 captain of the Falkland
- 1735 appointed Governor of Newfoundland
- 1746 relieved of his naval command
- 1748 promoted Vice-admiral
See also
References
- ^ J. K. Laughton, ‘Lee, Fitzroy Henry (1699–1750)’, rev. Philip Carter, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
External links
"FitzRoy Henry Lee". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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