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GEORGE ALEXANDER LEE (1802-1851)

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 361 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GEORGE See also:ALEXANDER See also:LEE (1802-1851)  , See also:English musician, was See also:born in See also:London, the son of See also:Henry See also:Lee, a pugilist and See also:inn-keeper . He became " See also:tiger " to See also:Lord Barrymore, and his singing led to his being educated for the musical profession . After appearing as a See also:tenor at the theatres in See also:Dublin and London, he joined in producing See also:opera at the See also:Tottenham See also:Street See also:theatre in 1829, and afterwards was connected with musical productions at See also:Drury See also:Lane and Covent See also:Garden . He married Mrs Waylett, a popular See also:singer . Lee composed See also:music for a number of plays, and also many songs, including the popular " Come where the Aspens See also:quiver," and for a See also:short See also:time had a music-selling business in the Quadrant . He died on the 8th of See also:October 1851 .

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