Background
On 14 July 1716 George Henry Lee succeeded his father as the 2nd Earl of Lichfield.
On 14 July 1716 George Henry Lee succeeded his father as the 2nd Earl of Lichfield.
The 2nd Earl of Lichfield was educated at Street John"s College, Oxford and created a Doctorate.C.L. of Oxford on 19 August 1732.
Titles He was Custos Brevium in the Court of Common Pleas, as well as a Governor of the Foundling Hospital as of 7 August 1739. In 1722 he built the Oxfordshire Stately home, Ditchley, designed by James Gibbs. In 1719 he was one of main subscribers in the Royal Academy of Music (1719), a corporation that produced baroque opera on stage.
Marriage and Issue The 3rd and 4th Earls died without issue so Lichfield"s estate eventually reverted to his eldest surviving daughter, Lady Charlotte Lee.
In 1744 the Lady Charlotte had married the 11th Viscount Dillon. Their son Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon inherited the estate of Ditchley but not the title.
Ditchley remained the home of the Viscounts Dillon until 1934. The title was created for a third time when Thomas Anson was created Earl of Lichfield in the 1831 coronation honors of William IV.
