Sir Harcourt Lees

1776 - 1852

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Irish Protestant clergyman and anti-Catholic pamphleteer, sought the compensation for the enslaved people on Heldens on St Kitts on behalf of his younger brother William Eden Lees. He has an entry in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

  1. William Eden Lees (1784-1856) had married Sophia Cornelia Helden, daughter of Major-General Cornelius Helden.

Sources

T71/1609 letter 21/11/1835 from Sir Harcourt Lees, Black Rock Dublin: the family of a younger brother William Eden Lees not at present in Ireland has a claim. Patrick M. Geoghegan, 'Lees, Sir Harcourt (1776-1852) clergyman and political pamphleteer', DIB Vol. 5 p. 410.

  1. Burke's Peerage (2003) Vol. 2 p. 2279.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
University
Cambridge (Trinity) [1799-1802 ]
Occupation
Clergyman
Religion
Church of Ireland
Oxford DNB Entry

Associated Claims (1)

£2,067 4s 5d
Unsuccessful claimant

Relationships (2)

Other relatives
Notes →
Martha Helden's daughter Sophia married William Eden Lees, the brother of Sir Harcourt...
Brothers

Addresses (1)

Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland