Sir Francis Leigh, Knight, Member of Parliament for Surrey in 1625, landowner of Addington
Dates: Baptised 6 September 1590; died 13 December 1644
Biography
Sir Francis Leigh was a Surrey landowner and politician. He represented Surrey in Parliament in 1625, served in local office, and was associated with Addington and East Wickham.
Notes / Sources
The manor link is supported by the Addington fine and family deed abstracts, not by biography alone.
Research sources:
- Leveson-Gower, Notices of the Family of Leigh of Addington, Surrey Archaeological Collections, volume 7, abstract no. 15; History of Parliament, Sir Francis Leigh of Addington. — https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-379-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2Fvol_7%2Fsurreyac007_077-123_leveson-gower.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Leigh_(died_1644)
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