About Thomas Legh
Lived 1675 – 1717 (aged 41–42). Thomas Legh was an English and British politician.
Thomas Legh (13 June 1675 – 1717) was an English politician. He sat as MP for Newton from December 1701 till 1713.
He was the second son of Richard Legh and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Thomas Chicheley. He was the brother of Peter Legh. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford in 1693. On 26 January 1701, he married Henrietta Maria, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Fleetwood and they had five sons (one predeceased him), five daughters (three predeceased him) and three other children who all predeceased him.
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Who was Thomas Legh?
English Member of Parliament (1675-1717)
When was Thomas Legh born?
Thomas Legh was born on 13 June 1675.
When did Thomas Legh die?
Thomas Legh died in 1717.
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Thomas Legh was a politician.
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Thomas Legh was English and British.
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· DBpedia: Thomas Legh (politician, born 1675)
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