Frances Lee | |
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Countess of Lichfield | |
Born | Frances Hales |
Died | 3 February 1769 |
Spouse(s) | George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield |
Issue |
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Frances Lee, Countess of Lichfield (néeHales, 1697 – 3 February 1769), later , was an English aristocrat and philanthropist. [1]
She was the daughter of Sir John Hales, 4th Bt, and grew up at Hales Place near Canterbury, Kent. [1]
She married George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, at a private ceremony before May 1718. [2]
They had nine children together:
She was one of the signatories to Thomas Coram's petition to King George II to establish the Foundling Hospital, which she signed on 27 April 1730. [4]
She died on 3 February 1769. [1]
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