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<span class=prefix>Sir</span> Ellis Leighton

Sir Ellis Leighton

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9 Jan 1684
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Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England Add to Map
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Born Elisha. He was secretary to John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton when he was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1670 and British Ambassador to France in 1675. Brother of Dr. Robert Leighton and son of Alexander Leighton, a Scottish medical doctor, puritan preacher and pamphleteer, best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I. He was the brother of Dr. Robert Leighton.
Born Elisha. He was secretary to John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton when he was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1670 and British Ambassador to France in 1675. Brother of Dr. Robert Leighton and son of Alexander Leighton, a Scottish medical doctor, puritan preacher and pamphleteer, best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I. He was the brother of Dr. Robert Leighton.

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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: 11 May 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36961706/ellis-leighton: accessed ), memorial page for Sir Ellis Leighton (unknown–9 Jan 1684), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36961706, citing St. Giles Churchyard, Horsted Keynes, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by julia&amp;keld (contributor 46812479).