St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile
Died 1787
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| Intro | Died 1787 | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1715 | |
| Death | 15 May 1787 (aged 72 years) | |
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St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (born St Leger Aldworth; died 15 May 1787), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.
Life and career
He was the son of Richard Aldworth by his wife Elizabeth St Leger, a daughter of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (d.1727), of the first creation (1703) of that title.
He was given the name of St Leger Aldworth at birth, but he legally changed his surname to St Leger on 9 May 1767, when he succeeded to the Doneraile estates upon the death of his uncle, Hayes St Leger, 4th Viscount Doneraile (1702–1767). Like several other members of his family, he served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Doneraile, sitting between 1749 and 1776.
On 2 July 1776, St Leger was created Baron Doneraile in the Peerage of Ireland. On 5 January 1785, he was created Viscount Doneraile, of Doneraile in County Cork, the title previously held by his maternal relations.
Marriage, children and succession
He married Mary Barry, the daughter of Redmond Barry, and together they had six children, including Hayes St Leger, 2nd Viscount.