Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet (16 December 1822 – 23 January 1916) was the son of Charles Powell Leslie (II) and grandson of Charles Powell Leslie (I) and his uncle was the Bishop, John Leslie. Leslie was a

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for

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from 1871 to 1880. He succeeded his elder brother,

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, in that role. In 1830, he was sent to school at

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. During midsummer term, 1834, he joined his elder brother,

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, at Harrow. In 1839, John entered

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. He obtained a commission in the 1st Life Guards, and was quartered at the

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, and Farnborough barracks. In 1854, he met at Hazelwood a distinguished Waterloo veteran, Colonel

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(younger brother of the 2nd

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), and his daughter, Constance. Leslie married Miss Damer two years later at

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, London. His new mother-in-law, Mrs Damer ("Minnie Seymour"), was the adopted daughter of

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's wife, Maria, Mrs Fitzherbert.

Family

Sir John and Lady Constance Leslie had one son and four daughters: *

Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1857 – 25 January 1944) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and baronet. Early life Leslie was born on 7 August 1857. He was the only son of Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet, and Lady Constance Wilhelmina Frances Da ...

(1857–1944) *Mary Leslie (1858–1936) *Constance Christina Leslie (1861–1945) *Theodosia Leslie (1865–1940) *Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie (1872–1945)

References

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
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