John Lee Lee (né Hanning; 11 December 1802 – 16 August 1874)[1] of Orleigh Court in the parish of Buckland Brewer in Devon, and of Dillington House, near Ilminster in Somerset, was a British Whig politician who was Member of Parliament for Wells.
[2] In 1819 at the age of 17, by the will of his uncle, Maj. Edward Lee, who died in 1819, he inherited several estates including Orleigh.
[3] Under the terms of the bequest he adopted the surname Lee by royal licence dated 21 March 1825.
[6] He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1821.
Mary Sophia Hood (d. 1888), daughter of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport (1788–1868) and Charlotte Mary Nelson, suo jure 3rd Duchess of Bronte in Sicily (an Italian title).