Thomas Peter Legh (1754–1797), was a British Member of Parliament.
Thomas Peter Legh | |
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_-_Colonel_Thomas_Peter_Legh_(1753%E2%80%931797)_-_499954_-_National_Trust.jpg) 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 |
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]
Notes
edit- ^ £20,000 would be approximately £2.15 million in 2019 "Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a UK Pound Amount, 1270 to Present". MeasuringWorth. 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Port, M.H. (1986). R. G. Thorne (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. 2. History of Parliament Trust. ISBN 978-0-436-52101-0. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ British War Office (22 June 1797), List of the officers of the several regiments and corps of fencible cavalry and infantry: of the officers of the militia [etc.] (5 ed.), p. 17, retrieved 10 April 2020