Nicholas St. Leger or Sellenger (died c. 1589) was an English politician.

He was the third son of Sir Anthony St. Leger and Agnes Warham.[1]

He married Catherine Moyle (1529 - 9 Feb 1586/7) who was the daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Moyle of Eastwell Park. She had first married Sir Thomas Finch (d.1563) and then married St Leger as her second husband.[2]

St Leger was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Maidstone in 1571 and 1572.[3] He served on the House of Commons Committees for the Bill against Fugitives in 1571[4] and the Bill against Conveyences in 1580.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas St. LEGER of Beamstone".
  2. ↑ "Parishes: Boughton Aluph Pages 384-398 The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7". British History Online. W Bristow, Canterbury 1798. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "ST. LEGER (SELLENGER), Nicholas (d.c.1589), of Ulcombe, Eastwell Place and Beamstone, Kent. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  4. ↑ "House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 25 May 1571 Pages 92-93 Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629". British History Online. HMSO 1802. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 14 March 1581 Pages 133-134 Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629". British History Online. HMSO 1802. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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