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Ruth Moore Lee | |
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 Ruth Moore (later Viscountess Lee of Fareham) painted by Philip de László | |
| Born | Ruth Moore Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., 1874 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation | Heiress |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Faith Moore (sister) |
Ruth Moore Lee, Viscountess of Fareham (1974 – November, 1966) was an American heiress, philanthropist and patron of the arts.
Early life[edit]
Moore was born in 1874 in Brooklyn. She was the daughter of New York banker John Godfrey Moore and Miriam Jane Aldrich.
Death, family[edit]
Moore died in 1966,.
Ruth married Arthur Lee, a British military officer, later in 1899, just after her father's death. The couple had met in Kingston, Ontario, where Lee was a professor at the Royal Military College of Canada. With her inheritance, the Viscount was able to retire from the military in his early 30s, and start a very successful political career in Britain, being elected to the House of Commons in 1900. The couple later donated their country estate – Chequers – in 1917 to the British government for use in perpetuity by successive prime ministers. Lee became Viscount Lee of Fareham, a member of the House of Lords, and Ruth became a Viscountess until her death in 1965; the couple had no children.
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