Lord Newton married Emily Jane, daughter of the Venerable Charles Nourse Wodehouse, Archdeacon of Norwich, in 1856. He died in December 1898, aged 69, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas, who became a government minister. His great-grandson Peter Legh, 4th Baron Newton, was also a Conservative politician and government minister. Lady Newton died in 1901.[4]
Issuant out of a ducal coronet Or a ram's head Argent armed Or in the mouth a laurel slip Vert the whole debruised by a pallet wavy Azure.[5]
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Gules a cross engrailed Argent in the chief point on an inescutcheon Sable semee of estoiles an arm in armour embowed of the second the hand Proper holding a pennon Silver all within a bordure wavy Or.
william, legh, baron, newton, william, john, legh, baron, newton, december, 1828, december, 1898, british, conservative, politician, volunteer, officer, legh, william, legh, member, parliament, lancashire, south, from, 1859, 1865, cheshire, east, from, 1868, 1. William John Legh 1st Baron Newton DL 19 December 1828 15 December 1898 was a British Conservative politician and Volunteer officer 1 Legh was the son of William Legh He sat as a Member of Parliament for Lancashire South from 1859 to 1865 and for Cheshire East from 1868 to 1885 On 27 August 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Newton of Newton in Makerfield in the County Palatine of Lancaster 2 On 5 May 1866 he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel to command the 4th Administrative Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and after his period of command he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the part time battalion on 25 January 1873 3 Lord Newton married Emily Jane daughter of the Venerable Charles Nourse Wodehouse Archdeacon of Norwich in 1856 He died in December 1898 aged 69 and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas who became a government minister His great grandson Peter Legh 4th Baron Newton was also a Conservative politician and government minister Lady Newton died in 1901 4 Contents 1 Arms 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksArms editCoat of arms of William Legh 1st Baron Newton Crest Issuant out of a ducal coronet Or a ram s head Argent armed Or in the mouth a laurel slip Vert the whole debruised by a pallet wavy Azure 5 Escutcheon Gules a cross engrailed Argent in the chief point on an inescutcheon Sable semee of estoiles an arm in armour embowed of the second the hand Proper holding a pennon Silver all within a bordure wavy Or Supporters Two mastiffs Proper collared Sable Motto En Dieu Est Ma Foi In God Is My Faith Notes editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William Legh 1st Baron Newton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Person Page www thepeerage com No 26328 The London Gazette 23 September 1892 p 5384 Army List Person Page 22466 The Peerage Retrieved 2 September 2015 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3807 References editKidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Legh Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byWilliam BrownJohn Cheetham Member of Parliament for Lancashire South1859 1865 With Algernon Fulke Egerton 1859 1865Charles Turner 1861 1865 representation increased to three members 1861 Succeeded byAlgernon Fulke EgertonWilliam Ewart Gladstone New constituency Member of Parliament for Cheshire East1868 1885 With Edward Christopher Egerton 1868 1869William Cunliffe Brooks 1869 1885 Constituency abolished Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Newton1892 1898 Succeeded byThomas Legh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Legh 1st Baron Newton amp oldid 1089392059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
