Leigh baronets

There have been six baronetcies created with the surname of Leigh: two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The only creation remaining extant is that of Altrincham, while another (that of South Carolina) is dormant.^[1]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Leigh (1643 creation).^[2]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Newnham in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1618.^[3] For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Chichester (1644 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Tyrone, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in February 1622 for Sir Daniel Leigh. The title became extinct on the death of, his son Sir Arthur Leigh, 2nd Baronet in 1638.

The Leigh Baronetcy, of South Carolina, America, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 May 1773 for Egerton Leigh, Attorney-General of the British colony of South Carolina, grandson of the Revd Peter Leigh, of West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire by his wife Elizabeth Egerton, only daughter and eventual heiress of The Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, third son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater. It is not known whether there exist any male descendants of Sir Samuel Egerton Leigh, 3rd Baronet, thus the title became dormant upon his death.

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Whitley in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 December 1814 for Robert Holt Leigh. He was a classical scholar who also represented Wigan in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1843. He left a life interest in his estates to Thomas Pemberton (son of his cousin Margaret Leigh), who assumed the additional surname of Leigh and who was subsequently raised to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown: see Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown.^[4][5]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Altrincham in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1918 for the newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician John Leigh. He was owner of the Pall Mall Gazette and represented Clapham in the House of Commons between 1922 and 1945. During the First World War he funded the equipment of a hospital for wounded officers at Altrincham. As of 2016 the baronetcy is held by his grandson, Sir Richard Leigh, 3rd Baronet, who succeeded his uncle in the title in 1992.

Insignia of a Baronet

Leigh baronets, of Stoneleigh (1611)[]

• See the Baron Leigh

Leigh baronets, of Newnham (1618)[]

• See the Earl of Chichester (1644 creation)

Leigh baronets, of Tyrone (1622)[]

• Sir Daniel Leigh, 1st Baronet, High Sheriff of Tyrone (died 1633)
• Sir Arthur Leigh, 2nd Baronet (died 1638).

Leigh coat of arms

Leigh baronets, of South Carolina (1773; dormant)[]

• Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Baronet (1733–1781),^[6] Attorney-General of South Carolina, created a baronet of Great Britain, styled of South Carolina, America.
• The Revd (1762–1818), founding Minister of Rugby Baptist Church^[7]
• Sir Samuel Egerton Leigh, 3rd Baronet, FRSA (1796–1830), of Brownsover Hall, Warwickshire, who died abroad.^[8]

Leigh baronets, of Whitley (1814)[]

• Sir Robert Holt Leigh, 1st Baronet (1762–1843).

See also Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown

Leigh baronets, of Altrincham (1918)[]

Escutcheon of the Leigh baronets of Altrincham

Sir John Leigh, MP (cr. Bart, 1918)

• Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959)
• Sir John Leigh, 2nd Baronet (1909–1992)
• Sir Richard Henry Leigh, 3rd Baronet (1936–2021)^[9]
• Sir Christopher John Leigh, 4th Baronet (born 1941)
  • the heir presumptive to the title is the present baronet's son, Edward John Leigh (born 1970).

See also[]

• Burke's Peerage & Baronetage

References[]

External links[]

• www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
• www.stirnet.com (Leigh genealogy)
• Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, 2015
• Leigh Rayment's baronetage page

Baronetage of England
Preceded by Constable baronets	Leigh baronets of Stoneleigh 29 June 1611	Succeeded by Noel baronets
Preceded by Lyttelton baronets	Leigh baronets of Newnham 24 December 1618	Succeeded by Burdett baronets
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Aylmer baronets	Leigh baronets of Tyrone 16 February 1622	Succeeded by Gore baronets
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Sutton baronets	Leigh baronets of South Carolina 15 May 1773	Succeeded by Hughes baronets
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New creation	Leigh baronets of Whitley 27 December 1814	Succeeded by Extinct
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Huntington-Whiteley baronets	Leigh baronets of Altrincham 9 February 1918	Succeeded by Stewart-Clark baronets