Charles Powell Leslie (1731–1800)

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Charles Leslie
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Member of the Irish Parliament
for Hillsborough
In office
1771–1776
Member of the Irish Parliament
for County Monaghan
In office
1783–1800
Personal details
Born1731
DiedAugust 1800
SpouseHon. Prudence Hill-Trevor
Children12, including Charles and John[1]
Parent(s)Robert Leslie
Frances Ludlow

Charles Powell Leslie (1731–1800), of Castle Leslie, Glaslough, County Monaghan,[2] was an Irish landowner and politician. He was member of the Irish Parliament for Hillsborough (1771–1776) and County Monaghan (1783–1800).[2]

He was the son of Robert Leslie and Frances (née Rogerson), daughter of Sir John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow, niece of the regicide Edmund Ludlow.[3] His grandfather was Rev. Charles Leslie.

In 1765, Leslie married Prudence Penelope, daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon and Anne Stafford. His children from this marriage included Charles Powell Leslie and Rev. John Leslie. In 1785, he married Mary Anne (née Tench) with whom he had one son and four daughters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Historical Records of the Family of Leslie. Vol. III. Edmonston and Douglas. 1869. pp. 328–329.
  2. ^ a b Introduction Leslie Papers (MIC606, T3827) (PDF), November 2007, retrieved 22 September 2015
  3. ^ John Burke (1838). Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

Further reading

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Monaghan
1783-1800
With: John Montgomery to 1797
Richard Dawson from 1797 		Succeeded by
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