Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet was born on 7 August 1857 and died on 25 January 1944. He was the only son of five children born to Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt. and Lady Constance Wilhelmina Frances Dawson-Damer. He was educated initially at a preparatory school and then at Eton. Leslie described his experience of Eton as 'gruesome, particularly the corporal punishment and the teasing of Irish pupils around St Patrick's Day. He subsequently attended Cambridge. Leslie was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, with whom he served as a lieutenant at the Battle of Tel el Kebir in 1882, distinguishing himself under fire.
The Leslies were opposed to the Home Rule movement. Sir John led the Monaghan Militia in the 1890s and he allowed the Ulster Volunteer Force drill at the demesne in 1914.
[edit] Wealth
The Leslie family were one of the largest land-owning families in the late 19th century. Their holdings comprised 70,000 acres in counties Cavan, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Meath and Tyrone[1]. They travelled to London quite frequently with a retinue of nurses, butlers and other staff. The family were educated at home.
[edit] Family
On 2 October 1884, in New York, with the active disapproval of both families, he married Leonie Blanche Jerome, daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall.
Leonie's sister was Jennie, wife of Sir Randolph Churchill and mother of Winston Churchill.
John and Leonie had four sons:
- Sir John Randolph Shane Leslie, 3rd Bt. (1885-1971)
- Captain Norman Jerome Beauchamp Leslie (1886-1914)
- Seymour William Leslie (1889-1979)
- Lionel Alistair David Leslie (1900-1987)
[edit] References
- ^ Dooley, Terence (2001). The Decline of the Big House in Ireland. Wolfound Press Ltd. ISBN 0-86327-850-7.
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| Preceded by John Leslie |
Baronet (of Glaslough) |
Succeeded by John Leslie |
