Robert Lee, Lord Lee

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8 Queen Street, Edinburgh
12 Rothesay Place, Edinburgh

Robert Lee, Lord Lee

FRSE
(1 April 1830 – 11 October 1890) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and judge.

Life

The grave of Lord Lee, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh

Lee was born on 1 April 1830, one of seven children of

St Giles Cathedral and the family moved to 12 Charlotte Square, which was then held by the Church of Scotland for use as a manse. In 1837, the family moved again when his father was made Principal of United College, St Andrews, returning to Edinburgh again in 1840 when his father became Principal of the University of Edinburgh. They then lived at 8 Queen Street in the New Town
at their own expense.

Lee's life then entered a period of stability. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. He qualified as an Advocate in 1853.

In 1869 he became Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. From 1875 to 1877 he served as Sheriff of Stirling and Dumbarton. From 1877 to 1880 he was Sheriff of Perthshire. In 1880 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice and granted the title “Lord Lee”. He had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1871, his proposer being David Smith.[2]

In his final years he lived at 12 Rothesay Place in Edinburgh's West End.[3] He died on 11 October 1890. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies midway along the south wall of the first northern extension.

Family

In 1854 he married Catherine Alleyne Borthwick, daughter of

FRSE
. They had six children. Eldest daughter Rose married in 1886 to Cressy Bingham Newland (1852-1921)

References

  1. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1830–31
  2. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X
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  3. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1889–90
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