The Leigh Baronetcy, of South Carolina,

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, was created in the

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on 15 May 1773 for Sir Egerton Leigh,

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of the British colony of South Carolina, grandson of the

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Peter Leigh, of West Hall, High Legh,

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by his wife Elizabeth Egerton, only daughter and eventual heiress of

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Thomas Egerton, of

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, third son of

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Leigh baronets, of South Carolina (1773)

Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Baronet Sir Egerton Leigh, 1st Baronet (11 October 1733 – 15 September 1781), was a British colonial jurist, who served as HM Attorney-General of South Carolina. A Loyalist, Sir Egerton fled South Carolina permanently for England in 1774. Biogra ...

(1733–1781),

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, created a baronet of Great Britain, styled ''of South Carolina, America''. *

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Sir Egerton Leigh, 2nd Baronet (1762–1818), founding Minister of

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. *Sir Samuel Egerton Leigh, 3rd Baronet,

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(1796–1870), of

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, who died abroad. It is not certain whether the baronetcy became extinct or fell dormant on his death.www.burkespeerage.com
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