Sir Arthur Lee

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Sir Arthur Lee was a British Conservative politician and philanthropist best known for gifting the Chequers estate to the nation as the official country residence of the UK Prime Minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
human
associatedWith Chequers Estate
linked to: Chequers

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
donated Chequers
donationBeneficiary the nation
the people of the United Kingdom
donationPurpose official country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
fatherInLaw William Moore
fieldOfWork philanthropy
politics
public service
givenName Arthur
hasHonor Knight Bachelor
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
hasTitle Baron Lee of Fareham
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank officer
nobleTitle Baron Lee of Fareham
notableFor donation of Chequers estate to the nation
establishing Chequers as the official country residence of the UK Prime Minister
notableWork Chequers Estate Act arrangements
occupation philanthropist
politician
parliamentaryTerm Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
placeOfActivity Fareham
London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment conservatism
positionHeld Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
government minister of the United Kingdom
representedInParliament Fareham
residence Chequers
sexOrGender male
spouse Ruth Moore

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Chequers donatedBy Sir Arthur Lee