LEECH (LEACH, LECHE), Edward (c.1570-1652), of Drury Lane, Westminster and Shipley, Heanor, Derbys.

Family and Education

b. c.1570, 1st s. of Robert Leche, DCL, chan. Chester dioc. 1562-87, and Anne, da. and h. of John Webster of Chester.Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xlix), 138-9; Al. Ox. 1500-1714, p. 892. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1588, aged 18, BA 1591; G. Inn 1593. Al. Ox.; GI Admiss. m. (1) (d. by 3 Jan. 1626), Wentworth Pprs. ed. J.P. Cooper (Cam. Soc. ser. 4. xii), 246-7. da. of John Chaworth of Wiverton, Notts., Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 128. 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; London Mar. Lics. ed. J. Foster, 827; PROB 11/224, f. 128. (2) with £1,500, PROB 11/131, f. 421. Jane, da. of Oliver Lambert†, 1st Bar. Lambart of Cavan [I], 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). Lodge, Irish Peerage, i. 240; PROB 11/224, f. 128. suc. fa. 1587; PROB 11/224, f. 128. Kntd. 9 Sept. 1621. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 178. d. 12 July 1652. Some Acct. of Par. of St. Clement Danes comp. J. Diprose, i. 14.

Offices Held

Sec. to William, 3rd earl of Pembroke by 1613–?21; HMC Downshire, iv. 193. master in Chancery 1621–d. T.D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 91.

Assaymaster (jt.), stannaries 1614–d.; C66/1993/3. j.p. Derbys. 1621–d., C231/4, f. 120; C193/13/4, f. 17. commr. subsidy 1621 – 22, 1624, C212/22/20–1, 23. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1622–42, C181/3, f. 62; 181/5, f. 220v. Forced Loan, Derbys. and Derby 1627, C193/12/2, ff. 9v, 82. array, Derbys. 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. Midland Assoc. 1642, assessment, Derbys. 1645 – d., militia 1648. A. and O. i. 50, 637, 686, 963, 1080, 1235; ii. 32, 295, 463, 659.

Parlimentarian

LEECH (LEACH, LECHE), Edward (c.1570-1652), of Drury Lane, Westminster and Shipley, Heanor, Derbys.

Main residences: Drury Lane, Westminster; Shipley, Heanor, Derbys.

Leach, Leche

Author

V.C.D.M.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

LEECH (LEACH, LECHE), Edward (c.1570-1652)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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