Egerton Leigh (priest)

The Venerable

Egerton Leigh

LLD, FSA
The Venerable; Egerton Leigh; LLD, FSA
Archdeacon of Shropshire
	Arms of the Ven. Dr Egerton Leigh
Church	Church of England
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Hereford
Appointed	19 December 1741; by Henry Egerton
Term ended	5 February 1760
Predecessor	Ven. Robert Breton
Successor	Hon. and Ven. Dr John Harley
Other posts	Rector of Lymm (1728–1760); Prebendary of Bullinghope (1741–1760); Canon of Hereford Cathedral (1743–1760) Canon Lecturer (1743);; Canon Residentiary (1745); ; Rector of Myddle (1746–1760); Vicar of Upton Bishop (1749–1760); Master of St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury (1749–1760);
Orders
Ordination	25 September 1726 (Deacon); 20 August 1727 (Priest); by Samuel Peploe
Personal details
Born	1702; West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire
Died	5 February 1760 (aged 57); Bath, Somerset
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire; St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire;
Parents	Revd Peter Leigh (f); Elizabeth née Egerton (m);
Spouse	; Anne née Yate (m. 1724; died 1734); ; Elizabeth née Drinkwater (m. 1734; died 1742); ; Cassandra née Phelps (m. 1746)
Children	10 sons, 9 daughters
Education	Eton College; St John's College, Cambridge (LLD);
Relatives	The Duke of Bridgewater; The Earl of Warrington; The Earl of Cholmondeley; Revd Sir Egerton Leigh; Ven. Sir John Head
Awards	Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Dr Egerton Leigh FSA (1702 – 5 February 1760), was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and landowner, seated at West Hall, High Legh in Cheshire.

Archdeacon of Shropshire from 1741 and a Canon of Hereford Cathedral from 1743, Leigh was a noted English antiquarian who died in 1760 at Bath, Somerset.