Richard Crosse, later Richard Legh, Richard Crosse of Shaw Hill, High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1821
Dates: died 11 August 1822; aged 68
Biography
Lancashire landowner who succeeded to the Adlington estates in 1806 after the failure of the direct Legh line. He adopted the Legh name and arms by royal licence.
Notes / Sources
The source describes the succession as a reversion rather than a purchase.
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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