Charles Powell Leslie (1731–1800)

Charles Leslie
Charles Leslie
	Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Member of the Irish Parliament; for Hillsborough
	In office; 1771–1776
Member of the Irish Parliament; for County Monaghan
	In office; 1783–1800
Personal details
Born	1731
Died	August 1800
Spouse	Hon. Prudence Hill-Trevor
Children	12, including Charles and John
Parent(s)	Robert Leslie; Frances Ludlow

Charles Powell Leslie (1731–1800), of Castle Leslie, Glaslough, County Monaghan,^[2] was an Irish landowner and politician. He was member of the Irish Parliament for Hillsborough (1771–1776) and County Monaghan (1783–1800).^[2]

He was the son of Robert Leslie and Frances (née Rogerson), daughter of Sir John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow, niece of the regicide Edmund Ludlow.^[3] His grandfather was Rev. Charles Leslie.

In 1765, Leslie married Prudence Penelope, daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon and Anne Stafford. His children from this marriage included Charles Powell Leslie and Rev. John Leslie. In 1785, he married Mary Anne (née Tench) with whom he had one son and four daughters.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Historical Records of the Family of Leslie. Vol. III. Edmonston and Douglas. 1869. pp. 328–329.
^ ^a ^b Introduction Leslie Papers (MIC606, T3827) (PDF), November 2007, retrieved 22 September 2015
^ John Burke (1838). Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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