Edward Leathes (10 February 1801 – 11 February 1871) was an English army officer and cricketer. [1] [2]
Leathes was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the fifth son of George Leathes of the 1st Royal Dragoons, and his wife Mary Moore; Venn gives the year of birth as 1797. [1] [2] His brothers included John Francis Leathes of Herringfleet Hall, and the Rev. Frederick Leathes, Rector of Reedham. [3][ failed verification] He was educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School, and matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1815, where he kept just three terms. He became a Lieutenant in the 1st Royal Dragoons, having joined as a cornet in 1816. His father died in 1817. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Leathes bought Normanston(e) Hall, south-west of Lowestoft, in 1832. [6] He died 11 February 1871 at Normanston, and was buried at Herringfleet. [1] [2]
Leathes was a cricketer with amateur status who was associated with Suffolk and made his first-class debut in 1830. [2]
Leathes married in 1823 Eliza Mary Galloway, daughter of John Galloway of Exeter. They had six sons and four daughters. [1] [3] The youngest son, Philip, of the Suffolk Regiment, later resided at Normanston Hall. [7]
Edward Leathes (10 February 1801 – 11 February 1871) was an English army officer and cricketer. [1] [2]
Leathes was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the fifth son of George Leathes of the 1st Royal Dragoons, and his wife Mary Moore; Venn gives the year of birth as 1797. [1] [2] His brothers included John Francis Leathes of Herringfleet Hall, and the Rev. Frederick Leathes, Rector of Reedham. [3][ failed verification] He was educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School, and matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1815, where he kept just three terms. He became a Lieutenant in the 1st Royal Dragoons, having joined as a cornet in 1816. His father died in 1817. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Leathes bought Normanston(e) Hall, south-west of Lowestoft, in 1832. [6] He died 11 February 1871 at Normanston, and was buried at Herringfleet. [1] [2]
Leathes was a cricketer with amateur status who was associated with Suffolk and made his first-class debut in 1830. [2]
Leathes married in 1823 Eliza Mary Galloway, daughter of John Galloway of Exeter. They had six sons and four daughters. [1] [3] The youngest son, Philip, of the Suffolk Regiment, later resided at Normanston Hall. [7]