Rowland Thomas Lovell Lee (7 March 1920 – 10 October 2005) was a Recorder of the Crown Court (1979–92) and a published poet.[1][2][3][4]
Lee was born on 7 March 1920, the son of Ronald Lovell Lee, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1] He served in the Royal Navy (1939–48) and was a prisoner of war (September 1942-March 1943).[1] After World War II he joined the Bedfordshire Constabulary (1948–52) before training to become a solicitor, qualifying in 1957. He was principal of the practice Wynter Davies & Lee in Hertford (1959–89).
Lee became a Recorder of the Crown Court (1979–92).[1] He also served as Chairman of the Medical Services Committee, Hertfordshire Family Practitioners Committee (1970–77) and of the North Hertfordshire Health Authority (1977–84).[3]
Poetry
editLee was a published poet: Scarecrow Galabieh, 1998; Small Lazarus, 2000; Each Different Beauty, 2001; Your Face at the Window, 2002; Rocking Horse, 2002; Knock on Any Door, 2003; East Wind.[3]
Family life
editIn 1944, Lee married Marjorie Betty, daughter of the late William Holmes and Clare Johnston Braid Holmes. They had two daughters. Rowland Lee died on 10 October 2005.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Lee, Rowland Thomas Lovell, (7 March 1920–10 Oct. 2005), a Recorder of the Crown Court, 1979–92". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U24135. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ The London Gazette, Tuesday, 25th September, 1979, Issue 47963, p. 12049
- ^ a b c d Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, Online
- ^ "LEE, Rowland Thomas Lovell (1920 - 2005), a Recorder of the Crown Court, 1979–92". December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2015.