Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet,
Biography
He was the second son of
He was a
In 1854, he met at Hazelwood a distinguished Waterloo veteran, Colonel George Dawson-Damer (younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Portarlington), and his daughter, Lady Constance, whom Leslie married two years later at St George's, Hanover Square, London.[2]
He owned acres 44,000 acres, with 14,000 in Monaghan, 29,000 in Donegal and 1000 in Tyrone.[4]
Family
Sir John Leslie married Lady Constance Dawson-Damer, sister of the 4th Earl of Portarlington, and had one son and four daughters:
- Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet (1857–1944)[2]
- Mary Leslie (1858–1936)[2]
- Constance Christina Leslie (1861–1945)[2]
- Theodosia Leslie (1865–1940)[2]
- Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie (1872–1945)[2]
References
- ^ a b c Dolan, Anne. "Leslie, Sir John | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie.
- ^ a b c d e f g Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). p. 2307.
- ^ "Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) | nidirect". www.nidirect.gov.uk. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland".
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