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St Leger, Warham (1525 - 1597)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1525
Death Date: 1597

Notes

Participated in Scottish campaign Sept. 1547; captured and imprisoned at Edinburgh; ransomed Jan. 1549/50

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1565-07
    Vacated: 1597

General Lands Note

Heir to father upon disinheritance of brother William St Leger (d in or after 1559)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable & Porter, near Maidstone 1550 -8 -4 Held jointly with father
Parker & Keeper, Kent 1550 -8 -4 Held jointly with father
JP, Kent 1559 1597
Sheriff, Kent 1560 -11 -12 1561 -11 -7

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Kent

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Sheriff's Men

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sheriff's Men St Leger, Warham (1525 - 1597) Players 1

Owned Venues

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

Bibliographic Sources

  • The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.