Roger Leche
Sir Roger Leche (1361-1416) was a medieval British courtier, Member of Parliament, and Lord High Treasurer.[1]
Biography
Early
Leche was born into a well-to-do Derbyshire family and benefitted from being a Lancastrian supporter. He is a son of DAWKINS II LEECH.
Offices
After
In 1402 he represented Derbyshire in Parliament for the first time. He would represent the county again in 1406, 1413, and 1414.
He was made Controller of the Household of Henry IV in 1404 and Steward of the household of Henry, Prince of Wales from 1407 to 1413. Over the next decade he acquired a large number of positions in the royal household administration. He was Keeper of the city of York for the Crown (1405-1406), Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lordship of the High Peak, Derbyshire (1405-death), Steward of the duchy lordship of Tutbury, Staffordshire (by 1407-death), Bailiff of the High Peak (by 1413-death), Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster north parts (1413-death) and Chamberlain of the Duchy of Lancaster (1416-death).
Lord High Treasurer
He was also
Family
He had married twice. From his first marriage he had a son and heir, Sir Philip Leche (died 1420), and four daughters. He secondly married Katherine, the widow of Sir John Bromwich and Sir Hugh Waterton.
References
- ^ "Leche, Roger (d.1416), of Chatsworth and Nether Haddon, Derbys., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 3 September 2016.