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Vice-Admiral Fitzroy Henry Lee (2 January 1699 – 14 April 1750) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commodore Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland. Lee supposedly inspired the character "Hawser Trunnion" in Tobias Smollett's novel, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
- 2 January 1699
- Vice-Admiral
- 1717–1750
- Royal Navy
Fitzroy Henry Lee was born in Oxfordshire, England, c. 1698, the son of the Earl of Lichfield and Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, daughter of Charles II. Lee entered the Royal Navy in 1716 and was promoted lieutenant in 1722 and captain of the Falkland in 1735. Lee was commissioned Governor of Newfoundland in May 1735.
The Hon. Fitzroy Lee (10 May 1698 – died young). Vice Admiral Hon. FitzRoy Henry Lee (2 January 1700 – April 1751), Commodore Governor of Newfoundland. The Hon. William Lee (24 June 1701 – died young). The Hon. Thomas Lee (25 August 1703 – died young). The Hon. John Lee (3 December 1704 – died young).
- 5 September 1664
- Charles II of England
- 17 February 1718 (aged 53)
- Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Fitzroy Henry Lee (2 January 1699 – 14 April 1750) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served as Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, Canada. He was supposedly the model for Hawser Trunnion from Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.[1] Lee was the seventh son of 1st Earl of...
Fitzroy Henry Lee (2 de janeiro de 1699 - 14 de abril de 1750) foi um oficial britânico da Marinha Real que também serviu como Commodore Governador da Colônia de Newfoundland. Ele supostamente inspirou o personagem misógino "Aussière de Tourillon" do romance de Tobias Smollett , The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle .
LEE, FITZROY HENRY, officer in the Royal Navy, governor of Newfoundland; b. 2 Jan. 1698/99, probably at Ditchley, Oxfordshire, England, son of Sir Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, and Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, natural daughter of Charles II and the Duchess of Cleveland; d. 14 April 1750.
George Henry Lee I, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (1690–1743) was a younger son of Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles II by his mistress, the celebrated courtesan Barbara Villiers.
