Shane Leslie
| Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet, a.k.a. Shane Leslie | |
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| Born |
24 September 1885 Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Died | 14 August 1971 (aged 85) Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer, diplomat, literary critic, public speaker |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Novel, biography, translation, criticism |
| Notable works | The Cantab |
Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (24 September 1885 – 14 August 1971), commonly known as Shane Leslie, was an Irish-born diplomat and writer. He was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill, the British war time Prime Minister. In 1908, Leslie became a Roman Catholic and supported Irish Home Rule.
Leslie was born in Glaslough, County Monaghan, into a wealthy Anglo-Irish landowning family (49,968 acres). His father was Sir John Leslie, 2nd Baronet, and his mother, Leonie Jerome, was the sister of Winston Churchill's mother, Jennie. Both were daughters of Leonard W. Jerome. His ancestor, the Right Reverend John Leslie, Bishop of the Isles, moved from Scotland to Ireland in 1633 when he was made Bishop of Raphoe in County Donegal and was subsequently made Bishop of Clogher in 1661. Bishop Leslie was a vocal opponent of Oliver Cromwell.
Together with his brother Norman, Leslie's early education began at home where a German governess, Clara Woelke, was their first teacher. As children the brothers had more contact with servants than they had with their parents. Leslie's own daughter, Anita, said that "In my parents' view schools performed the same functions that kennels did for dogs. They were places where pets could be conveniently deposited while their owners travelled."
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