Background
Leigh was the son of Sir John Leigh and his first wife Ursula Hoddesdon, daughter of Sir Christopher Hoddesdon, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
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Thomas Leigh
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Education
Magdalen College.
Career
He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War and was created Baron in 1643. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, under entry dated 4 November 1608, aged 13. He was Sheriff of Warwickshire from 1636 to 1637.
During the Civil War, Leigh showed intrepid loyalty to the king whom he entertained at Stoneleigh when the gates of Coventry were shut against him.
He was created Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh on 1 July 1643. Leigh died at the age of about 77.
Membership
In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Warwickshire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
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Died
February 22, 1672 (aged 77) -
Nationality
English