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About Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham
Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham was an English soldier, diplomat, politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts. After military postings and an assignment to the British Embassy in Washington, he retired from the military in 1900. He entered politics, was first elected in 1900, and later served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and First Lord of the Admiralty following the First World War. He donated his country house, Chequers, to the nation as a retreat for the Prime Minister, and co-founded the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Everything about Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- November 8, 1868
- Died
- July 21, 1947