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

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The music of the song "Kate Kearny" ("Oh! did you not hear of Kate Kearney?") was written by George Alexander Lee. The words are attributed to Lady Morgan.
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