Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet

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Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (1631-1 July 1678), of Ganton in Yorkshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton (b. 1606). He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months. In December of the same year he was created a baronet.

In 1655 he married Grace Darcy (d. 1658), daughter of The Earl of Holderness. They had one child:

Grace, who married John Hill of Thornton

After the death of his first wife he remarried, on 12 August 1658, his second wife being Frances Widdrington, daughter of Sir Thomas Widdrington, a former Speaker of the House of Commons. They had six children:

John (1659-1715), who succeeded him in the baronetcy
Dorothy, who married Thomas Grimston of Grimston Garth
Frances, who married George Bowes

and three other sons.

Legard died in 1678.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Scarborough with Luke Robinson 1660	Succeeded by Luke Robinson William Thompson
Preceded by Luke Robinson William Thompson	Member of Parliament for Scarborough with William Thompson 1660-1661	Succeeded by Sir Jordan Crosland William Thompson
Baronetage of England
Preceded by New creation	Baronet (of Ganton) 1660-1678	Succeeded by John Legard