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Lee was the owner of the Buckinghamshire estate Chequers , which he and his wife later gave in trust to be used as official residence and retreat of British Prime Ministers . With Samuel Courtauld , he was also a founder of the Courtauld Institute Of Art , which started as a teaching school and is now the holder of a world-class Art collection, including several works collected by Lee himself. Lee was Member Of Parliament for Fareham , Hampshire 1900-1918. He was created Baron Lee of Fareham, of Chequers in the County of Buckingham, in 1918 , and '''Viscount Lee of Fareham''', of Bridport in the County of Dorset, in 1922 . Both of these dignities became extinct upon Lord Lee's death. |
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