FitzRoy Henry Lee
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Vice-Admiral Fitzroy Henry Lee (2 January 1699 – 14 April 1750) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commodore Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland.
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FitzRoy Henry Lee | |
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Born | (1699-01-02)2 January 1699 |
Died | 14 April 1750(1750-04-14) (aged 51) |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1717–1750 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Looe HMS Pearl HMS Falkland Newfoundland Station HMS Pembroke HMS Edinburgh HMS Suffolk Leeward Islands Station |
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Lee supposedly inspired the character "Hawser Trunnion" in Tobias Smollett's novel, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.[1]