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Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, GCB, GCSI, GBE, PC (8 November 1868 – 21 July 1947), was an English soldier, diplomat, politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts. After military postings and an assignment to the British Embassy in Washington, he retired from the military in 1900. He entered politics, was first elected in 1900, and later served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and First Lord of the Admiralty following the First World War. He donated his country house, Chequers, to the nation as a retreat for the Prime Minister, and co-founded the Courtauld Institute of Art.

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  • Arthur Hamilton Lee (cs)
  • Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (en)
  • Arthur Lee (1er vicomte Lee de Fareham) (fr)
  • Arthur Lee (1. wicehrabia Lee of Fareham) (pl)
  • Arthur Lee, 1:e viscount Lee av Fareham (sv)
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  • Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, GCB, GCSI, GBE, PC (8 November 1868 – 21 July 1947), was an English soldier, diplomat, politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts. After military postings and an assignment to the British Embassy in Washington, he retired from the military in 1900. He entered politics, was first elected in 1900, and later served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and First Lord of the Admiralty following the First World War. He donated his country house, Chequers, to the nation as a retreat for the Prime Minister, and co-founded the Courtauld Institute of Art. (en)
  • Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1er vicomte Lee de Fareham, GCB , GCSI , GBE , PC (8 novembre 1868-21 juillet 1947), est un soldat anglais, diplomate, homme politique, philanthrope et mécène des arts. Après des affectations militaires et une affectation à l'ambassade britannique à Washington, il prend sa retraite de l'armée en 1900. Il entre en politique, est élu pour la première fois en 1900, puis est ministre de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche et premier lord de l'amirauté après la Première Guerre mondiale. Il fait don de sa maison de campagne, Chequers, à la nation en tant que résidence secondaire pour le Premier ministre et cofonde le Courtauld Institute of Art. (fr)
  • Arthur Hamilton Lee, från 1922 1:e viscount Lee of Fareham, född 8 november 1868, död 21 juli 1947, var en brittisk militär och politiker. Lee var artilleriofficer, attaché och krigskorrespondent i Kanada, USA respektive Mellanamerika 1893-1900, var 1900-18 konservativ ledamot av underhuset och 1917-18 chef för livsmedelsförsörjningen. 1919-21 var han minister för jordbruk och fiske, 1921-22 1:e amiralitetslord och delegerad vid avrustningskonferensen i Washington, 1923-24. (sv)
  • Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1. vikomt Lee (Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, 1st Baron Lee of Fareham) (8. listopadu 1868, Bridport, Anglie – 21. července 1947, Avening, Anglie) byl britský politik, důstojník, diplomat a filantrop. Původně sloužil v armádě a diplomacii, později byl dlouholetým poslancem Dolní sněmovny za Konzervativní stranu. Od roku 1918 byl s titulem barona členem Sněmovny lordů, poté byl ministrem zemědělství (1919–1921) a ministrem námořnictva (1921–1922). Po odchodu z aktivní politiky byl povýšen na vikomta (1922). Patřil k významným mecenášům umění a proslul mimo jiné tím, že své soukromé sídlo Chequers Court daroval státu jako odpočinkovou rezidenci pro britské premiéry. Britští premiéři tento zámek začali častěji využívat až ve 21. století, naposledy v roc (cs)
  • Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1. wicehrabia Lee of Fareham GCB, GBE, GCSI (ur. 8 listopada 1868, zm. 21 lipca 1947) – brytyjski polityk, dyplomata i wojskowy, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w drugim rządzie Davida Lloyda George’a. W latach 1919–1921 był ministrem rolnictwa i rybołówstwa, a w latach 1921–1922 pierwszym lordem Admiralicji. W 1920 r. przekazał posiadłość Chequers na rezydencję premiera. W 1922 r. jego tytuł podniesiono do rangi wicehrabiego. W 1925 r. otrzymał Krzyż Wielki Orderu Gwiazdy Indii. Był kolekcjonerem sztuki. W 1932 r. wspólnie z Samulem Courtauldem ufundował . (pl)
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  • The Viscount Lee of Fareham (en)
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  • The Viscount Lee of Fareham (en)
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