Charles Powell Leslie (1731–1800), of

Castle Leslie Castle Leslie, also known as Glaslough House, is home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km2 (1,000-acre) Castle Leslie Estate adjacent to the village of Glaslough, northeast of Monaghan town in County Monaghan, Irel ...

, Glaslough, County Monaghan, was an Irish landowner and politician. He was member of the Irish Parliament for Hillsborough (1771–1776) and

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(1783–1800). He was the son of Robert Leslie and Frances (née Rogerson), daughter of

Sir John Rogerson ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...

, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow, niece of the regicide

Edmund Ludlow Edmund Ludlow (c. 1617–1692) was an English parliamentarian, best known for his involvement in the execution of Charles I, and for his ''Memoirs'', which were published posthumously in a rewritten form and which have become a major source ...

. His grandfather was Rev. Charles Leslie. In 1765, Leslie married Prudence Penelope, daughter of

Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon ( 1694 – 30 January 1771), was an Irish politician. Born Arthur Hill, he adopted the surname Hill-Trevor in 1759. He was the second son of Michael Hill of Hillsborough, M.P. and Privy Councillor, and ...

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. Leslie was appointed

High Sheriff of Wicklow The High Sheriff of Wicklow was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Wicklow, Ireland from Wicklow's formation in 1606 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Wicklow County Sh ...

for 1766.

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