St Leger, Warham (1525 - 1597)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1525
Death Date: 1597

Notes

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

Siblings

Male

St Leger, William (1525 - 1559)
St Leger, Anthony ( - 1613)
St Leger, Nicholas ( - 1589)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1565-07
    Vacated 1597

Details of Offices

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

General Lands Note

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

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Kent

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1561-1562 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 Venue Type
Leeds Castle Kent Private Residence
Ulcombe Manor Kent Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)