Family
In 1793 he married Miss Leycester, a lady โof good family and little fortune.โ His son, John Leycester Adolphus (1795โ1862) was an English lawyer, jurist and author.
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“If a family lives in harmony, all its affairs will prosper.”
—Chinese proverb.
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