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16th-century English politician

Nicholas St. Leger or Sellenger (died c. 1589) was an English politician.

He was the third son of Sir Anthony St. Leger and Agnes Warham.

He married Catherine Moyle (1529 - 9 Feb 1586/7) who was the daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Moyle of Eastwell Park. She had first married Sir Thomas Finch (d.1563) and then married St Leger as her second husband.

St Leger was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Maidstone in 1571 and 1572. He served on the House of Commons Committees for the Bill against Fugitives in 1571 and the Bill against Conveyences in 1580.

References

  1. "Nicholas St. LEGER of Beamstone".
  2. "Parishes: Boughton Aluph Pages 384-398 The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7". British History Online. W Bristow, Canterbury 1798. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "ST. LEGER (SELLENGER), Nicholas (d.c.1589), of Ulcombe, Eastwell Place and Beamstone, Kent. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  4. "House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 25 May 1571 Pages 92-93 Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629". British History Online. HMSO 1802. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 14 March 1581 Pages 133-134 Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629". British History Online. HMSO 1802. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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