Background
He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton (b 1606).
He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton (b 1606).
He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months. In December of the same year he was created a baronet. Legard died in 1678. They had one child Grace, who married John Hill of Thornton.
They had six children:
John (1659–1715), who succeeded him in the baronetcy
Dorothy, who married Thomas Grimston of Grimston Garth
Frances, who married George Bowes
and three other sons.