Elliott Lees

Who was Elliott Lees?

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Elliott Lees, 1st Baronet, DSO, was a British Conservative Party politician.

Lees was elected to the House of Commons for Oldham in 1886, a seat he held until 1892, and later represented Birkenhead from 1894 to 1906.

In 1897 he was created a Baronet, of South Lytchett Heath Manor in Lytchett Minster in the County of Dorset.

In 1900 Lees served in South Africa during the Second Boer War, as commander of the Dorsetshire Imperial Yeomanry. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in November 1900. After his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed a supernumerary Major of the regiment in January 1902.

Lees married Florence Keith, daughter of Patrick Keith, in 1882. He died in October 1908, aged 47, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lees died in 1917.