Thomas Leigh (Lord Mayor)
Sir Thomas Leigh | |
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Lord Mayor of London | |
In office 1558–1559 | |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Curtis |
Succeeded by | Sir William Hewett |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1504 Wellington, Shropshire, England |
Died | 15 November 1571 [1] Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England |
Resting place | Mercers' Chapel, London |
Spouse | Alice née Barker |
Children | Rowland Leigh, of Adlestrop; Sir Thomas Leigh, Bt; Sir William Leigh; 4 daus including Winifred and Katherine |
Residence | Stoneleigh Abbey |
Occupation | Merchant |
Sir Thomas Leigh (c. 1504 – 15 November 1571[2]) was an English merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1558-59. He served as a City Alderman from 1552 until 1571.
Life
Leigh was born about 1504 at Wellington, Shropshire to Roger Leigh (died 1506) and Anne née Trafford.
He was the 2nd great-grandson of
Leigh was raised by Sir Rowland Hill, a City mercer and wool merchant, and later joined Sir Rowland's business, and circa 1535, he married his niece and heir, Alice Barker,[2] daughter of John Barker and Elizabeth née Hill.
The following year he was appointed a
Leigh, who served three times as
He was also a merchant of the Staple and a member of the Merchant Adventurers' Company.[citation needed]
In 1558, after the death of
In 1559, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.[7]
Residence
In 1561, Sir Rowland Hill purchased
Family
Sir Thomas Leigh's descendants include Jane Austen through her mother Cassandra Leigh, the Leigh baronets and the Barons Leigh of Stoneleigh, the Earls of Chichester and the Duchess of Dudley.
One of his daughters, Winifred Leigh, married a later Lord Mayor of London, George Bond.[8]
Another, Katherine Leigh, married Edward Baber MP, Serjeant-at-law and Recorder of Bath.
See also
References
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- ^ Burke, John (1831), A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England, Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, p. 310
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