St Legers in History
St Legers of notable historical interest include:
- Anthony St. Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland), served as Lord Deputy in Ireland for 5 terms (not 3 as previously stated); (1496–1559)
- Sir William St. Leger, President of the province of Munster in Ireland (1586–1642)
- Anthony St. Leger, Soldier, British MP and founder of the St. Leger Stakes) (1731–1786)
- Colonel Barry St. Leger (British Colonel involved in the United States Revolutionary War; 1737–1789)
- Raymond St. Leger, (entomologist, mycologist and college professor) (b. 1957)
- Anthony St Leger (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sean St Ledger, Central Defender for Leicester City
- Frederick York St Leger, founder of the Cape Times
- Colonel Stradford St Leger, DSO, CMG, Anglo-Boer War diarist and artist (1867–1935)
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