Richard_Lee_(cricketer,_born_1833)

Richard Lee (cricketer, born 1833)

Richard Lee (cricketer, born 1833)

English cricketer

Richard Napoleon Lee (c. 1833 – 28 May 1876) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1852.

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The illegitimate son of Richard Thornton and his housekeeper Alice Lee, he was born at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, in about 1833.[1] He attended St John's College, Oxford, where he studied law.[2] Lee made what would be his only appearance in first-class cricket in 1852, when he played for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at The Oval.[3] He was a barrister at the Middle Temple by 1861.[2]

Lee later moved to Sidmouth, Devon, where he was appointed the Income Tax Commissioner for Devon.[4] He died at Sidmouth on 28 May 1876, having changed his name to Richard Napoleon Thornton in 1865 as a condition laid down in his father's will.[5][6] At some point he married Margaret James, who predeceased him.[7] The couple had four children,[7] with their three sons Richard, Albert and Walter all playing first-class cricket.

References

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    Smith, Peter Jefferson (9 August 2017). "The Clapham Society Local History Series — 23 - The Duke of Danzig". The Clapham Society. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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    Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Lee, Richard Napoleon" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
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    "First-Class Matches played by Richard Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. [4]
    "No. 24112". The London Gazette. 10 July 1874. p. 3476.
  5. [5]
    The London Gazette, 4 August 1865, quoted at Family of Richard Napoleon (Lee) Thornton and Margaret James, Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  6. [6]
    "No. 24402". The London Gazette. 9 January 1877. p. 143.
  7. [7]
    "Family of Richard Napoleon (Lee) Thornton and Margaret James". Attfield Family Tree. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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