CREATE TABLE table_204_820 (id NUMBER, "date" CLOB, "constituency" CLOB, "c/u" CLOB, "former incumbent" CLOB, "winner" CLOB, "cause" CLOB)

did john lee win before lord hugh seymor ?
SELECT (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_820 WHERE "winner" = 'john lee') < (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_820 WHERE "winner" = 'lord hugh seymour')
SELECT (SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_820" WHERE "winner" = 'john lee') < (SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_820" WHERE "winner" = 'lord hugh seymour')