George Anthony Legh Keck
British military officer and politician (1774–1860) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel George Anthony Legh Keck (15 July 1774 – 4 September 1860), sometimes spelled Legh-Keck, was a British military officer, Tory politician and landowner who sat in the House of Commons representing the parliamentary constituency of Leicestershire from 1797 to 1831.
Quick Facts Member of Parliamentfor Leicestershire Leicester (1797-1831), Succeeded by ...
George Anthony Legh Keck | |
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Member of Parliament for Leicestershire Leicester (1797-1831) | |
Succeeded by | Charles March-Phillipps Thomas Paget |
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Born | 15 July 1774 Stoughton, Leicestershire, England |
Died | 4 September 1860 (aged 86) Bank Hall, Bretherton, Lancashire, England |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse | Elizabeth Atherton (m. 1802–1837) |
Relations | Anthony James Keck, MP (father) Sir Anthony Keck (great-grandfather) Lord Lilford (brother-in-law) Lord Newton (cousin) via the Leghs of Lyme |
Residence(s) | Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire, UK |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Occupation | Landowner |
Profession | Army officer, politician |
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