Sir
Thomas
Leighton
MP
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of John Leighton
and Joyce (Sutton) Lee
Husband of
Elizabeth (Knollys) Leighton
— married
1578 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 80
in Guernsey, Channel Islands
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| Created 24 Feb 2014
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Biography
Thomas Leighton MP is Notable.
Sir Thomas Leighton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Sir Thomas came from Feckenham in Wiltshire.
He served as the Governor of Guernsey and Jersey from 1570 to 1609.
Sir Thomas was knighted at Westminster in May 1579 [1]the reign of Elizabeth I. He was from Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, born to John Leighton of Wattlesborough and Joyce Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley.
He died in Guernsey and was buried at St Peter Port, Guernsey. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Knights of England Page 79
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-2Z3B : 15 December 2015), Thomas Leighton, ; Burial, St Peter Port, , , Guernsey, St. Peter Port Church; citing record ID 146712519, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
Name: Thomas Leighton; Event Type: Burial; Event Place: St Peter Port, Guernsey; Affiliate Record Identifier: 146712519; Cemetery: St. Peter Port Church
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, John Burke and John Bernard Burke. Published 1838.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Leighton_(Governor)
- History of Parliament online: LEIGHTON, Sir Thomas (c.1535-c.1611), of Feckenham, Worcs. and Guernsey
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Kirk Hess
Leighton-1074 and Leighton-819 appear to represent the same person because: Dup. Sir Thomas Leighton of Feckenham. I updated both profiles.
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Rejected matches › Thomas Leighton MP (abt.1560-) › Thomas Leighton › Thomas McConachy Lighton (abt.1867-1914) › Thomas Laughton (1544-abt.1600)
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