Lees Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lees, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Lees Baronetcy, of Blackrock in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 June 1804 for the soldier and politician John Lees.

The Lees Baronetcy, of South Lytchett Heath Manor in Lytchett Minster in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 February 1897 for Elliott Lees
Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet
Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet , was a British Conservative Party politician.Lees was elected to the House of Commons for Oldham in 1886, a seat he held until 1892, and later represented Birkenhead from 1894 to 1906...

. He represented Oldham
Oldham (UK Parliament constituency)
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 and Birkenhead
Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
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 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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. The third Baronet was a Colonel
Colonel
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 in the Army. The fourth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Dorset
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 in 1960.

The Lees Baronetcy, of Longendale in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 March 1937 for Clare Lees. He notably served as Deputy Chairman of Martins Bank
Martins Bank
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.

Lees Baronets, of Blackrock (1804)

  • Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet (1737-1811)
  • Sir Harcourt Lees, 2nd Baronet (1776-1852)
  • Sir John Lees, 3rd Baronet (1816-1892)
  • Sir Harcourt James Lees, 4th Baronet (1840-1917)
  • Sir Arthur Henry James Lees, 6th Baronet (1863-1949)
  • Sir Jean Marie Ivor Lees, 7th Baronet (1875-1957)
  • Sir Charles Archibald Edward Ivor Lees, 8th Baronet (1902-1963)
  • Sir Thomas Harcourt Ivor Lees, 9th Baronet (b. 1941)

Lees Baronets, of South Lytchett Manor (1897)

  • Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet
    Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet
    Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet , was a British Conservative Party politician.Lees was elected to the House of Commons for Oldham in 1886, a seat he held until 1892, and later represented Birkenhead from 1894 to 1906...

     (1860-1908)
  • Sir Thomas Evans Keith Lees, 2nd Baronet (1886-1915)
  • Sir John Victor Elliott Lees, 3rd Baronet (1887-1955)
  • Sir Thomas Edward Lees, 4th Baronet (b. 1925)

Lees Baronets, of Longendale (1937)

  • Sir (William) Clare Lees, 1st Baronet (1874-1951)
  • Sir William Hereward Clare Lees, 2nd Baronet (1904-1976)
  • Sir (William) Antony Clare Lees, 3rd Baronet (b. 1935)


There is no heir to the baronetcy.
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