Lee (Thomas) begins his career in business.

(ca.) The son of the first Boston Lee family, he becomes a moderately successful merchant. He dies on July 20, 1766, and is eulogized “Rather for the unblemished integrity of his Dealing, and the exact Punctuality of his payments, than for the extent of his Trade, or the Length of his Life.” Lee is buried in Copp’s Hill Burying Ground.