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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: 16341687 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.) |