Egerton Leigh
| Egerton Leigh | |
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| Born | March 7, 1815 |
| Died | June 1, 1876 (aged 61) |
| Unit | 2nd Dragoon Guards; Cheshire Militia |
Egerton Leigh JP DL (7 March 1815 – 1 July 1876) was a British soldier, landowner, Conservative politician and author.
Personal life
The head of the ancient Cheshire family of Leigh, he was the only son of Egerton Leigh and Wilhelmina Sarah, daughter of George Stratton. The Leigh Baronets of South Carolina were a cadet branch of this family, while his first name was derived from his descent from John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater.
He was lord of the manors of High Legh and Twemlow, patron of the benefice of High Legh and of the 1st mediety of Lymm.
Leigh married Lydia Rachel, daughter of John Smith Wright, JP in 1842. They had several children, the eldest of whom was Egerton Leigh (who married first Lady Elizabeth Gore White; who died 1880) and great-grandfather of the Conservative politician Sir Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough (since 1983). He died on 1 July 1876; his wife survived him by 17 years and died on 3 April 1893.
Military and political career
Leigh served as a captain in the 2nd Dragoon Guards and a major and brevet lieutenant-colonel in the Cheshire Militia. He was also a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Cheshire, and served as high sheriff of the county in 1872. In 1873 he was elected to Parliament for Mid Cheshire at a by-election, which seat he represented until his death three years later.
Works
Leigh wrote Ballads & Legends of Cheshire (1867) and A Glossary of Words Used in the Dialect of Cheshire (1877).[1][2]
References
- ↑ Internet Archive: Leigh, Egerton, 1815–1876 (accessed 16 May 2010)
- ↑ Harrison S. Leigh, Egerton (1815–1876). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press; 2004) (accessed 14 July 2010)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Egerton Leigh
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Wilbraham Egerton George Cornwall Legh |
Member of Parliament for Mid Cheshire 1873–1876 With: Wilbraham Egerton |
Succeeded by Wilbraham Egerton Alan Egerton |