Thomas Peter Legh | |
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![]() Legh in his cavalry uniform
c.1795 | |
Member of Parliament for Newton | |
In office 1780–1797 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c.1754 |
Died | 7 August 1797 |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Saint Joachim |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1794–1797 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | Lancashire Fencible Cavalry |
Thomas Peter Legh (1754–1797), was a British Member of Parliament.
Born about 1754 he was the first son of Reverend Ashburnham Legh of Golborne and Charlotte Elizabeth Legh née Egerton. [1]
He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. [1]
In 1794 he spent over £20,000 raising a regiment of fencible cavalry, The Lancashire Fencible Cavalry, to which he was appointed Colonel. [a] [2]
Legh was Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1780 until his death in 1797. [1]
He died on 7 August 1797 leaving seven illegitimate children and his estates to his eldest son, Thomas Legh. [1]
Thomas Peter Legh | |
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![]() Legh in his cavalry uniform
c.1795 | |
Member of Parliament for Newton | |
In office 1780–1797 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c.1754 |
Died | 7 August 1797 |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Saint Joachim |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1794–1797 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | Lancashire Fencible Cavalry |
Thomas Peter Legh (1754–1797), was a British Member of Parliament.
Born about 1754 he was the first son of Reverend Ashburnham Legh of Golborne and Charlotte Elizabeth Legh née Egerton. [1]
He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. [1]
In 1794 he spent over £20,000 raising a regiment of fencible cavalry, The Lancashire Fencible Cavalry, to which he was appointed Colonel. [a] [2]
Legh was Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1780 until his death in 1797. [1]
He died on 7 August 1797 leaving seven illegitimate children and his estates to his eldest son, Thomas Legh. [1]