Francis Leigh (MP for Oxford)
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Francis Leigh (MP for Oxford)
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Sir Francis Leigh was an English barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1622. Leigh was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Leigh of Newnham Regis and his wife Frances Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington of Exton. He entered Middle Temple in 1597 and in the same year was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. By 1600 he was a member of the Antiquarian Society. In 1601 he was elected MP for Oxford. He was knighted with the Order
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English barrister and politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Leigh_(MP_for_Oxford)
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2011-10-23T21:26:42Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T09:22:29Z
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