Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet was born on 16 December 1822 and died on 23 January 1916. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Monaghan from 1871 to 1880.
In 1830, he was sent to school at Dedham, Essex. During midsummer term, 1834, he joined his elder brother, Charles, at Harrow. In 1839, John entered Christ Church, Oxford. He obtained a commission in the 1st Lifeguards, and was quartered at the Regent's, Hyde Park, Windsor and Farnborough barracks.
In 1854, he met at Hazelwood a distinguished Waterloo veteran, the Rt. Hon. Colonel George Lionel Dawson Damer (younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Portarlington), and his daughter, Miss Constance Damer. He married Miss Damer two years later at St George's Hanover Square, London. His new mother-in-law, Mrs Damer ("Minnie Seymour"), was the adopted daughter of George IV's wife, Mrs Fitzherbert.
[edit] Family
Sir John and Lady Leslie had one son and four daughters:
- Sir John Leslie, 2nd Bt. (1857-1944)
- Mary Leslie (1858-1936)
- Constance Christina Leslie (1861-1945)
- Theodosia Leslie (1865-1940)
- Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie (1872-1945)
[edit] References
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Powell Leslie and Sewallis Evelyn Shirley |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan 2-seat constituency (with Sewallis Evelyn Shirley) 1871–1880 |
Succeeded by John Givan and William Findlater |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Glaslough) 1876–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir John Leslie |
