Years of service 1716–1750 Name FitzRoy Lee | Rank Vice Admiral Died April 14, 1750 | |
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Born 2 January 1699 ( 1699-01-02 ) Parents Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield Grandparents Charles II of England, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland Great-grandparents Charles I of England, Henrietta Maria of France, Mary Bayning, William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison Similar People Charlotte Lee - Countess, Barbara Palmer - 1st Duchess, Charles II of England, Nancy Lancaster, David Hennessy - 3rd Baron | ||
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.
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Life
Lee was the seventh son of 1st Earl of Lichfield and Charles II's illegitimate daughter Lady Charlotte Fitzroy. He was born in Oxfordshire, England.
He entered the Royal Navy in 1716, and in May 1735 was commissioned Governor of Newfoundland. Lee was known for debauchery and drunkenness which subsequently led to his being relieved of his naval command around 1746.
Apparently the complaints could not be substantiated; for Lee was not tried, and on his arrival in England, in October 1747, his promotion to be rear-admiral, which had been suspended, was dated back to 15 July. On 12 May 1748, he was advanced to be vice-admiral of the white, but he had no further service, and died suddenly on 14 April 1750.