Lionel Frederick Lee
Lionel Frederick Lee (4 December 1845 - 4 December 1899), served as the Mayor of Colombo in 1887 and  Treasurer of Ceylon in 1899.

Lionel Frederick Lee was born 4 December 1845 in Colombo, British Ceylon, the eldest son of George Lee, the Postmaster General of Ceylon (1844-1860) and Martha née Austin.

He joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1864, at age nineteen, and was the Superintendent of the Census in 1881 and 1891, whilst acting as Registrar-General. He served as District Judge in Kegalle, Tangalle, Galle, Matara and Jaffna; as Principal Collector of Customs; and Fiscal at Colombo and Kandy.

On 1 August 1868 he married Ellen Annie Norfor (1846-?), the fourth daughter of Robert Wright Norfor (1815-1864), the Commissioner of Stamps, Madras, and Amelia Wilhelmina Boxley, at the Holy Trinity Church St Sebastian Hill, Colombo.

He died on 4 December 1899, at age 54, whilst still serving as Treasurer of Ceylon. His position was filled by Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, the Postmaster General of Ceylon.

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1845 births
1899 deaths
People from Colombo
People from British Ceylon
Sri Lankan people of British descent
Treasurers of Ceylon
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