Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield (3 July 1706 – 3 November 1776) was an uncle of the 3rd Earl, George Henry Lee II. He was a son of Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles II.
In January 1748, he married Catherine Stonehouse (b. before 1730 – 8 March 1784), the daughter of Sir John Stonehouse, Bart., of Radley, co. Berks. The marriage was childless.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford from 1754 to 1768.
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