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Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet

Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet

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Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet (2 April 1846 – 6 December 1901)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.

Quick Facts Bt, Member of Parliament for Scarborough ...

Harris was elected MP for Scarborough in 1874, but was defeated at the next election in 1880.[2]

Legard become the 11th Baronet of Ganton on 12 April 1866, succeeding his brother Darcy Willoughby Legard. On his death in 1901, Algernon Willoughby Legard inherited the title.[3][4]

During his life, he was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace.[4]

Coat of arms of Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet
Crest
A greyhound passant Or collared Sable studded Argent.
Escutcheon
Argent on a bend between six mullets pierced Gules a cross patee Or.
Motto
Per Crucem Ad Stellas [5]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  2. [2]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. [3]
    Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  4. [4]
    "Sir Charles Legard, 11th Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. [5]
    Burke's Peerage. 1949.
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