George Anthony Legh Keck
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The Right Honourable George Anthony Legh Keck |
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| Member of Parliament for Leicestershire Leicester (1797-1831) |
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| Succeeded by |
Charles March-Phillipps Thomas Paget |
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| Born | 1774 Stoughton, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 4 September 1860 Bank Hall, Bretherton, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Legh Keck (née Atherton) (1802-1837) |
| Relations |
Anthony James Keck Leghs of Lyme |
| Children | None |
| Residence | Bank Hall, Bretherton |
| Occupation | Land Owner |
| Profession | British Army |
| Religion | Church of England |
George Anthony Legh Keck (1774 –1860) was an English landowner and MP.
He was born at Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire, the son of Anthony James Keck and Elizabeth (née Legh). He was a member of the Legh family of Lyme Hall at Lyme Park, Cheshire. His wife Elizabeth was from Atherton Hall in Atherton. he inherited Bank Hall in Bretherton, Lancashire and renovated it with help from the architect George Webster in 1832-33.
Legh Keck represented Leicestershire in Parliament five times between 1797 and 1831.
Legh Keck, in a portrait from 1851 wore a broad topped Shako with a 12-inch white plume held in place by bronze chin scales. 1805 Legh Keck bought the manor of Houghton on the hill which remained in the Lilford family until 1913.
Lt.Col. George Anthony Legh Keck, Esquire was a member of the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry from 1803 until his death in 1860. His title within the regiment was 'Colonel of Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry'.
Legh Keck's nephew was William Legh, 1st Baron Newton who was also a member of Parliament.
In 1802, Legh Keck married his cousin Elizabeth Atherton, daughter of Robert Vernon Atherton of Atherton Hall, and Henrietta Maria Legh of Lyme Hall. In 1832, he engaged the architect, George Webster to design extensions and renovate Bank Hall, his mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire. Legh Keck attended St Mary's Church, Tarleton, where he had box pews for himself and staff. Elizabeth died at Bank Hall in 1837. Legh Keck died aged 86 on 4 September 1860 at Bank Hall and is buried at Stoughton Church.
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