Sir Urian Legh, knighted at Cadiz in 1596, High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1613
Dates: born 1566; died 2 June 1627
Biography
English soldier and Cheshire landholder who was knighted for his conduct at the capture of Cadiz in 1596. He succeeded to Adlington in 1602 and managed the family estate.
Notes / Sources
The source contains a mistaken date of 1575 in an inscription but identifies the knighting event as 1596.
Research sources:
- James Croston, Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire, section on Adlington and the Legh family. — https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51191/51191-h/51191-h.htm
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