Background
Lee was the son of Lee Lee of Chorley Lancashire and his wife Anne Cocksey, daughter of Joseph Cocksey.
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Henry Lee
Henry Lee was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Career
He was a merchant and manufacturer being head of the cotton firm Tootal, Broadhurst, and Lee. He was a director of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and of the Manchester and Salford Bank. He was a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire and the borough of Salford.
Lee stood unsuccessfully for parliament in Salford at the 1874 general election.
He contested Manchester North West at the 1886 election, without success. Lee married Hannah Dracup, daughter of John Dracup of Salford in 1846.
Membership
22nd United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1880 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Southampton, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1885 general election.
