About Leonard Darr
Lived 1554 – 1615 (aged 60–61). Leonard Darr was a politician.
Leonard Darr (c. 1554–1615), a merchant by profession, was a member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Totnes in 1601. He was previously Mayor of Totnes from 1593 to 1594. In 1602 He retired to South Pool and died there in March 1615.
alt=Leonard Darr wearing a black hat and sporting a Dutch ruff, or collar. He also wears a black quilted jacket with no obvious closure. The jacket has a sheen to it. Darr has a light, honey-red colored mustache and goatee. He has light hazel eyes and a symmetrical face. His skin is very white and his cheeks are rosy colored. Leonard Darr in 1591 at age 37 years. Painting by Nicholas Hilliard (1547–1619)
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