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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.

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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 Heath Manor in Lytchett Minster in the County of Dorset.

In 1900 Lees served in South Africa during the Second Boer War, as commander of the Dorsetshire Imperial Yeomanry. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[2] After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary Major of the regiment in January 1902.[3]

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

  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. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901.
  3. ^ "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Oldham
18861892
With: James Mackenzie Maclean
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Birkenhead
18941906
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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