Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet

Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet

Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (1631-1 July 1678), of Ganton in Yorkshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton (b. 1606). He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months. In December of the same year he was created a baronet.

In 1655 he married Grace Darcy (d. 1658), daughter of The Earl of Holderness. They had one child:
* Grace, who married John Hill of Thornton

After the death of his first wife he remarried, on 12 August, 1658, his second wife being Frances Widdrington, daughter of Sir Thomas Widdrington, a former Speaker of the House of Commons. They had six children:
* John (1659-1715), who succeeded him in the baronetcy
* Dorothy, who married Thomas Grimston of Grimston Garth
* Frances, who married George Bowesand three other sons.

Legard died in 1678.

References

* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/legard1.htm#link1 Legard geneaology]


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