William Lee was an English cement merchant and Whig and later Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1853 and 1870. Lee was the son of Henry Lee of Camp's Hill, Lewisham. He was a partner of the firm of Lee, Son and Co., lime and cement merchants of London and Rochester, Kent. He was director of the Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Co., the Metropolitan Railway, and the Victoria Station & Pimlico Railway. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Kent. In 1852, Lee stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Maidstone. He was elected Member of Parliament for Maidstone in a by-election in 1853 but lost the seat in 1857. He was re-elected for Maidstone in 1859 and held the seat until 1870. Lee died at the age of 80. Lee married ChristianaReynolds, daughter of Samuel Reynolds of Theydon, Essex in 1820.