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Peter Legh (died 1642)

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in 1586 and 1589. His father, Piers, died while he was a child and he succeeded to his grandfather's estates on 17 February 1636. He was sent to a grammar school at
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Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ...
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The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.
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Based on his alleged age of 16 on entry to Oxford University in 1638/9, see Foster's
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between 1640 and his death in 1642. He died after fighting a duel.
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In November 1640, Legh, aged about seventeen, was elected
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Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Volume II Labdon-Zouch
38:, was the grandson of Sir Peter Legh, MP for 8: 122:. Parker & Company, Oxford. p. 898. 113: 111: 19:(c.1622/23 – 2 February 1642) was an 217: 77:, and died six days later at a lodging in 134:William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven 94: 151: 149: 147: 145: 50:under Dr Robert Challenor and then to 7: 156:Evelyn Caroline Bromley-Davenport 14: 196:Playgoing in Shakespeare's London 124:Entry reference Peter Le(i)gh. 1: 231:Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet 309: 23:politician who sat in the 257: 237: 227: 220: 75:Lord Herbert of Cherbury 118:Foster, Joseph (1892). 288:English MPs 1640–1648 222:Parliament of England 52:Oriel College, Oxford 240:Member of Parliament 81:. He was buried at 59:Member of Parliament 293:Duelling fatalities 207:Bromley Davenport, 105:(cited elsewhere). 271: 270: 258:Succeeded by 248:1640–1642 209:The House of Lyme 179:London. pp.  158:The House of Lyme 103:Alumni Oxonienses 83:Winwick, Cheshire 300: 265:Sir Roger Palmer 228:Preceded by 218: 212: 205: 199: 191: 185: 184: 167: 161: 153: 140: 131: 125: 123: 115: 106: 99: 79:Acton, Middlesex 25:House of Commons 308: 307: 303: 302: 301: 299: 298: 297: 273: 272: 267: 263: 261:William Ashurst 253:William Ashurst 249: 247: 235: 234:William Sherman 233: 216: 215: 206: 202: 192: 188: 169: 168: 164: 154: 143: 132: 128: 117: 116: 109: 100: 96: 91: 67:Long Parliament 48:Buckinghamshire 12: 11: 5: 306: 304: 296: 295: 290: 285: 275: 274: 269: 268: 259: 256: 236: 229: 225: 224: 214: 213: 200: 186: 171:Willis, Browne 162: 141: 126: 107: 93: 92: 90: 87: 73:and nephew of 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 305: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 280: 278: 266: 262: 255: 254: 246: 245: 241: 232: 226: 223: 219: 210: 204: 201: 198: 197: 190: 187: 182: 178: 177: 172: 166: 163: 160: 159: 152: 150: 148: 146: 142: 139: 137: 130: 127: 121: 114: 112: 108: 104: 98: 95: 88: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 28: 26: 22: 18: 251: 238: 208: 203: 195: 194:Andrew Gurr 189: 175: 165: 157: 135: 129: 119: 102: 97: 56: 29: 16: 15: 283:1642 deaths 277:Categories 89:References 71:Gray's Inn 17:Peter Legh 32:Lyme Hall 173:(1750). 44:Amersham 36:Cheshire 30:Legh of 65:in the 21:English 250:With: 244:Newton 138:(1889) 63:Newton 183:–239. 40:Wigan 242:for 61:for 181:229 279:: 144:^ 110:^ 85:. 46:, 34:,

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English
House of Commons
Lyme Hall
Cheshire
Wigan
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
Oriel College, Oxford
Member of Parliament
Newton
Long Parliament
Gray's Inn
Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Acton, Middlesex
Winwick, Cheshire


William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. (1889)




Evelyn Caroline Bromley-Davenport The House of Lyme
Willis, Browne
Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ...
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Andrew Gurr Playgoing in Shakespeare's London
Parliament of England
Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet
Member of Parliament

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