imate ▁son ▁of ▁Richard ▁Thor nt on ▁and ▁his ▁house keeper ▁Alice ▁Lee , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁C ler ken well , ▁M idd les ex , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁He ▁attended ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁law . ▁Lee ▁made ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁only ▁appearance ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁Club ▁against ▁the ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁at ▁The ▁O val . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁at ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁Lee ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Sid mouth , ▁Dev on , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁In come ▁Tax ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Dev on . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Sid mouth ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁having ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Richard ▁Napoleon ▁Thor nt on ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁as ▁a ▁condition ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁will . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁he ▁married ▁Margaret ▁James , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁him . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁with ▁their ▁three ▁sons ▁Richard , ▁Albert ▁and ▁Walter ▁all ▁playing ▁first - class ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C ler ken well ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St