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LEVESON GOWER, Sir William (c.1647-91), of Trentham, Staffs.

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b. c. 1647, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.†, of Stittenham, Yorks. by Frances, da. and coh. of Sir John Leveson† of Lilleshall, Staffs. educ. Pocklington g.s. 1656, aged 9. m. c.1669, Lady Jane (d. 1697), da. of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, sis. of Hon. Charles† and Hon. John Granville*, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. cos. Francis Leveson (formerly Fowler) in Staffs. and Salop estates 1668, fa. 1689, nephew as 4th Bt. 8 Oct. 1689. Staffs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxiii), 109; Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xxv. 62.
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Freeman, Newcastle 1678, steward, manor of Newcastle 1678–84. T. Pape, Newcastle-under-Lyme from Restoration to 1760, p. 49; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 168.

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LEVESON GOWER, William (c.1647-91), of Trentham, Staffs.
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LEVESON GOWER, Sir William, 4th Bt. (c.1647-91)

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LEVESON GOWER, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1675-1709), of Trentham, Staffs.

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b. 7 Jan. 1675, o. surv. s. of Sir William Leveson Gower, 4th Bt.*; educ. private tutor Mr Linfield 1690–1. m. Sept. 1692 (with £15,000), Lady Catherine, da. of John Manners†, 9th Earl of Rutland by 3rd w., and sis. of John Manners, Ld. Roos*, 4s. 2da. suc. fa. as 5th Bt. 22 Dec. 1691; cr. Baron Gower of Stittenham 16 Mar. 1703. Staffs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxiii), 109; J. R. Wordie, Estate Management in 18th Cent. Eng. 281; HMC 5th Rep. 197; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 537.
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Steward of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1694–8; freeman, Preston 1702. Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 168; W. A. Abram, Mems. Preston Guild, 72.

PC 21 Apr. 1702–20 May 1707; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster 1702–6. Somerville, 4.

Commr. union with Scotland 1702, 1706. Add. 17677 YY, f. 203; Boyer, Anne Annals, i. 155.

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LEVESON GOWER, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1675-1709), of Trentham, Staffs.
Main residence: Trentham, Staffs.
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LEVESON GOWER, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1675-1709)

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LEVESON, Richard (1659-99), of Wolverhampton, Staffs.

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b. 12 July 1659, 1st s. of Robert Leveson of Wolverhampton by Sarah, da. of John Povey of Hounslow, Mdx. unm. 2s. illegit. Wolverhampton Par. Reg. (Staffs. Par. Reg. Soc.), i. 234; Vis. Staffs. (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. v. pt. 2), 202–3; J. C. Wedgwood, Staff. Parl. Hist. (Wm. Salt. Arch. Soc.), ii. 161; Shaw, Staffs. ii. 169.
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Groom of the bedchamber 1685–8. CSP Dom. 1685, p. 144.

Capt. R. Regt. of Drag. June– Aug. 1685, 3rd Hussars 1685, lt.-col. 1687, col. 1688–94; gov. of Berwick 1691–d.; col. 2 Drag. Gds. 1694–d.; brig. of Horse 1691; maj.-gen. 1696.

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LEVESON, Richard (1659-99), of Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Main residence: Wolverhampton, Staffs.
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LEVESON, Richard (1659-99)

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LENNARD, Sir Stephen, 2nd Bt. (1637-1709), of West Wickham, Kent

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bap. 2 Mar. 1637, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Stephen Lennard, 1st Bt., of West Wickham by 3rd w. Anne, da. of Sir John Oglander† of Nunwell, I.o.W. m. settlement 30 Dec. 1671, Elizabeth (d. 1732), da. and h. of Delalyne Hussey of Shapwick, Dorset, wid. of John Roy of Woodlands, Dorset, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Jan. 1680. Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. iv. 393–4.
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Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695–?1704. Add. 10120, f. 235.

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LENNARD, Sir Stephen, 2nd Bt. (1637-1709), of West Wickham, Kent.
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LENNARD, Sir Stephen, 2nd Bt. (1637-1709)

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LEMAN, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1637-1701), of Northaw, Herts.

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bap. 19 Dec. 1637, 1st s. of Sir William Leman, 1st Bt.†, of Northaw, Warboys, Hunts. and Cheapside, London. educ. Trinity Coll., Camb. 1652. m. 16 Aug. 1655, Mary (d. 1722), da. of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Bt., of Margam, Glam., 3s. d.v.p. 7da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 1667. Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 413–15.
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Sheriff, Herts. 1676–7; freeman, Hertford 1683. Herts. RO, Hertford bor. recs. 25/91.

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LEMAN, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1637-1701), of Northaw, Herts.
Main residence: Northaw, Herts.
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M.J.K.
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LEMAN, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1637-1701)

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LEIGHTON, Sir Edward, 1st Bt. (c.1650-1711), of Wattlesborough Castle, Salop.

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b. c. 1650, 1st surv. s. of Robert Leighton† of Wattlesborough Castle by Gertrude, da. of Edward Baldwin of Diddlebury, Salop. educ. Shrewsbury 1661; Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 5 Aug. 1668, aged 18; I. Temple 1669. m. (1) 24 May 1677, Dorothy (d. 1688), da. of Sir Job Charlton, 1st Bt.†, of Ludford, Herefs., 3s. 4da.; (2) 29 July 1693, Jane, da. of Daniel Nicholls, merchant, of London, 3s. 4da. suc. fa. 1689; cr. Bt. 2 Mar. 1693. B. Botfield, Stemmata Botevilliana, 157–8; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 1, ix. 414–17; ser. 4, vi. 59; xii. 223; Salop Par. Reg. Soc. Hereford dioc. v. Cardeston, 1, 2, 41, 42; vi. 222, 226, 230, 236, 240, 245, 251, 256, 260, 268, 270, 276, 279, 282, 286.
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Freeman, Ludlow 1681; sheriff, Salop 1692–3. Salop RO, Ludlow bor. recs. adm. of freemen.

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LEIGHTON, Sir Edward, 1st Bt. (c.1650-1711), of Wattlesborough Castle, Salop.
Main residence: Wattlesborough Castle, Salop.
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D.W.H.
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LEIGHTON, Sir Edward, 1st Bt. (c.1650-1711)

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LEIGH, Sir Francis (c.1651-1711), of Hawley, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent

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b. c. 1651, 1st s. of Thomas Leigh of Bexley, Kent by 1st w. Christian Luttrell or 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of Sir William Goring, 1st Bt., of Burton, Suss. educ. St. John’s, Oxf., matric. 5 July 1667, aged 16; M. Temple 1669. m. (1) c.1671, Sarah Lovell (d. 1692), niece of Henry Guy*; (2) by 1696, Frances Cheney (d. 1727), 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1661; Kntd. 1 Dec. 1671. Surr. Arch. Colls. vii. 94–97, 113, 116, ped.
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Alderman, St. Albans 1685–8, mayor 1686–7; gov. free sch. St. Albans 1687–8. Corp. Recs. of St. Albans ed. Gibbs, 85–88; Home Cos. Mag. vii. 268.

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LEIGH, Sir Francis (c.1651-1711), of Hawley, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
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LEIGH, Sir Francis (c.1651-1711)

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LEIGH, Hon. Charles (1686-1749), of Leighton Buzzard, Beds.

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bap. 28 Mar. 1686, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Thomas, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey, Warws. by his 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham. educ. I. Temple 1701; Balliol, Oxf. 1702. m. 1716, Lady Barbara (d. 1755), da. of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, sis. of Henry, Visct. Lumley*, Hon. Richard*, Charles†, John†, James† and Thomas Lumley†, s.p. suc. uncle Hon. Charles Leigh 1704. Verney Letters 18th Cent. ii. 30; Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, xi. 19; Gent. Mag. (1755), p. 42.
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LEIGH, Hon. Charles (?1685-1749), of Leighton Buzzard, Beds.
Main residence: Leighton Buzzard, Beds.
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LEIGH, Hon. Charles (1686-1749)

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LEGH, Thomas II (1675-1717), of Lyme, Cheshire

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b. 13 June 1675, 2nd s. of Richard Legh† of Lyme by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Chicheley† of Wimpole, Cambs.; bro. of Peter Legh†. educ. privately; Merton, Oxf. 1693. m. 26 Jan. 1701, Henrietta Maria, da. and h. of Thomas Fleetwood of Bank, Lancs., 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. (3 d.v.p.) (and 3 other ch. all d.v.p.). Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 677–8; Lyme Letters ed. E. Newton, 240.
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Commr. leather duties 1713–14. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvii. 425, 440, 442; xxix. 193.

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LEGH, Thomas II (1675-1717), of Lyme, Cheshire
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LEGH, Thomas II (1675-1717)

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