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Lionel Frederick Lee
Treasurer of Ceylon
In office
1 April 1899 – 4 December 1899
Preceded byFrederick Richard Saunders
Succeeded byCharles Edward Ducat Pennycuick
Mayor of Colombo
In office
October 1887 – November 1887
Preceded byGeorge Thomas Michael O'Brien
Succeeded byH. H. Cameron
Personal details
Born(1845-12-04)4 December 1845
Colombo, British Ceylon
Died4 December 1899(1899-12-04) (aged 54)
Colombo, Ceylon
Resting placeColombo General Cemetery
Spouse Ellen Annie Norfor ​ ​(m. 1868, died)​
Parent(s)George Lee, Martha née Austin
RelativesHenry Austin (brother); Gertrude Austin (sister)
ProfessionCivil servant

Lionel Frederick Lee (4 December 1845 - 4 December 1899), served as the Mayor of Colombo in 1887 and Treasurer of Ceylon in 1899.

Lionel Frederick Lee was born 4 December 1845 in Colombo, British Ceylon, the eldest son of George Lee, the Postmaster General of Ceylon (1844-1860) and Martha née Austin.

He joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1864, at age nineteen, and was the Superintendent of the Census in 1881 and 1891, whilst acting as Registrar-General. He served as District Judge in Kegalle, Tangalle, Galle, Matara and Jaffna; as Principal Collector of Customs; and Fiscal at Colombo and Kandy.

On 1 August 1868 he married Ellen Annie Norfor (1846-?), the fourth daughter of Robert Wright Norfor (1815-1864), the Commissioner of Stamps, Madras, and Amelia Wilhelmina Boxley, at the Holy Trinity Church St Sebastian Hill, Colombo.

He died on 4 December 1899, at age 54, whilst still serving as Treasurer of Ceylon. His position was filled by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, the Postmaster General of Ceylon.

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Government offices
Preceded byFrederick Richard Saunders Treasurer of Ceylon
1899 		Succeeded byCharles Edward Ducat Pennycuick
Financial Secretary of Ceylon
Treasurer
Financial Secretary
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