George Henry Lee - 3rd Earl of Lichfield
Biography
Birth: May 21, 1718
Death: Sep 19, 1772
Son of George Henry Lee (1690-1742), the 2nd Earl of Lichfield, and Frances Hales (d. 1769). Married (1744/5) Dinah Frankland (1719-1779), dau of Thomas Frankland, 3rd Bart of Thirkelby. MP for the county of Oxford (1740-1743). Lord of the Bed-Chamber (1760). Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1762-).
Coincidentally, his wife and he were descendants in the fourth degree of Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II respectively. (Link) The 1st Earl of Lichfield married Charlotte Fitzroy, dau of King Charles II. (Link)
Also known as
- 3rd Earl of Lichfield
- Lord Lichfield
Life with James Boswell
Boswell and Lee met at Lord Eglinton's on June 24, 1763.
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Mentioned in
George Henry Lee is mentioned in:
- London Journal 1762-1763
