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Richard LEGH
Adm.-Fell.-Com. (age 15) at ST JOHN'S, 18 Jun., 1649.
S. of Thomas, of Cheshire , D.D., R. of Sefton and Walton, Lancashire . B. 07 May, 1634.
School, Winwick, Lancashire .
Resided till 1652 .
Adm. at Gray's Inn, 23 May, 1653, as 'of Lyme, Cheshire , Esq.'
He inherited the Lyme estate [ Cheshire ] from his uncle Francis, in 1643 .
M.P. for Cheshire , 1656-8, 1659 ; for Newton, Lancashire , 1660, 1661-78 .
Married Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Thomas Chicheley, of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire .
Died at Lyme [ Cheshire ], 31 Aug., 1687; buried at Winwick [ Lancashire ].
Nephew of Piers ( 1604-5 ), brother of Thomas (1653) and father of Richard (1698). (Newton, House of Lyme ; A. B. Beaven.)
Richard LEGH
Approx. lifespan: 1634–1687
Adm.-Fell.-Com. (age 15) at St John's College 1649:06:18
s. of Thomas LEGH of Cheshire D.D., R. of Sefton and Walton, Lancashire
b. 1634:05:07
School Winwick, Lancashire
Resided till 1652
Adm. at Gray's Inn 1653:05:23 as 'of Lyme, Cheshire Esq.'
He inherited the Lyme estate [ Cheshire ] from his uncle Francis, in 1643
M.P. for Cheshire 1656-8, 1659 ; for Newton, Lancashire 1660, 1661-78
Married Elizabeth CHICHELEY dau. of Sir Thomas CHICHELEY of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Died at Lyme, [ Cheshire ] 1687:08:31
buried at Winwick, [ Lancashire ]
Nephew of Piers LEGH (1604)
brother of Thomas LEGH (1653)
father of Richard LEGH (1698)
(Newton, House of Lyme ; A. B. Beaven.)

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