St Leger, Anthony (1496 - 1559)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1496
Death Date: 1559-03-16

Siblings

Male

St Leger, Robert ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Warham, Anne ( - 1559)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1525
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced at least 1 more son and 2 daughters

Offspring

From Warham, Anne ( - 1559)

  1. Male offspring: St Leger, William (1525 - 1559)
  2. Male offspring: St Leger, Warham (1525 - 1597) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: St Leger, Anthony (d. 1613)
  4. Male offspring: St Leger, Nicholas (d. 1589)

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1539
    Vacated 1558/9-03-16
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1544
    Vacated 1558/9-03-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Kent 1526-2-11 n.d.
JP, Kent 1528-12-2 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent 1530-6-20 n.d.
JP, Kent 1537-12-21 1539
Sheriff, Kent 1539-11-17 n.d.
Deputy, Ireland 1540-7-7 1556
Keeper, Kent 1540-6-25 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Ireland 1546-7-7 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England by 1546-11-4 before 1558
Keeper, Kent 1550-8-4 n.d. Held jointly.
JP, Kent 1554-2-18 n.d.
MP, Kent 1559 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Kent: Leeds Castle
    Granted

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1542-1543 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Deputy of Ireland's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Deputy of Ireland's Minstrels St Leger, Anthony (1496 - 1559) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Leeds Castle Kent Private Residence
Ulcombe Manor Kent Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)