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unusual facts about William Leigh


William Leigh

The text given by Leigh for the Tilbury speech is not the same as that of Leonel Sharp.



see also

George Mellish

He had outlived his elder brother, William Leigh Mellish (1813–1864), who became a British Army officer and retired as Lieutenant Colonel of the Sherwood Foresters, having married Margaret Ann, a daughter of Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart..

James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness

Caithness was the son of Alexander Sinclair, 13th Earl of Caithness, and his wife Frances Harriet, daughter of the Very Reverend William Leigh, Dean of Hereford.

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

Brouncker was born in Castlelyons, County Cork, the elder son of William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker and Winifred, daughter of Sir William Leigh of Newnham.