Nicholas
"1st Baron Lechmere of Evesham"
Lechmere
PC
Born in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Edmund Lechmere
and Lucy (Hungerford) Lechmere
Brother of
Anthony Lechmere MP, Edmund Lechmere, Penelope Lechmere, Thomas Lechmere and Richard Lechmere
Husband of
Elizabeth (Howard) Robinson
— married
1719 (to 18 Jun 1727) [location unknown]
Died
at age 51
in Campden House, Kensington, Middlesex, England
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Nicholas Lechmere was a member of the aristocracy in England.
Biography
Nicholas Lechmere PC is Notable.
Nicholas Lechmere, was born in 1675 the son of Edmund Lechmere of Hanley Castle in Worcestershire, and his wife, Lucy Hungerford. [1]
He was educated as a lawyer, at Merton College Oxford, then called to the bar in 1698 as a member of the Middle Temple. He was created 1st Baron Lechmere of Evesham on 4 Sep 1712. He was a MP for Appleby, Cockermouth and Tewksbury, and in 1714 he was appointed Solicitor-General, followed by Attourney-General, Privy Counsellor and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1718.[1]
In 1719 he married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle and his wife, Anne Capell. [1] No children were born to the marriage. [1]
Nicholas died suddenly on the 18th of June 1727 at Campden House in Kensington, [1] and was buried at the family home at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. On his death, his title became extinct.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 History of Parliament online Lechmere, Nicholas (1675-1727), of the Middle Temple
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