Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet explained

Sir Charles Legard
Honorific-Suffix:Bt
Office:Member of Parliament
for Scarborough
Term Start:5 February 1874
Term End:3 April 1880
Alongside:Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Predecessor:Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
John Dent
Successor:Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
William Sproston Caine
Birth Date:2 April 1846
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:Thomas Digby Legard
Francis Duncombe

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

Harris was elected MP for Scarborough in 1874, but was defeated at the next election in 1880.[1]

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.[2]

During his life, he was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace.[2]

Escutcheon:Argent on a bend between six mullets pierced Gules a cross patee Or.
Crest:A greyhound passant Or collared Sable studded Argent.
Motto:Per Crucem Ad Stellas [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.
  2. Web site: Sir Charles Legard, 11th Bt.. The Peerage. 19 January 2018.
  3. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1949.