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LESLIE, CHARLES ALBERT, son of Rev. Henry Leslie LLD, Prebendary of Armagh, and Catherine, dau. of Very Rev. Charles Meredyth, Dean of Ardfert; b. 23 May 1765; adm. 8 May 1775; Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. fellow commoner 22 Jul 1782, aged 17; BA 1786; of Ballybay, co. Monaghan; m. 1 Jul 1799 Ellen, youngest dau. of Richard Magenis MP (I), Waringstown, co. Down [and sister of Richard Magenis (qv), if he correctly identified]; d. 14 Jun 1838.

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Lesley, John Mitchelson, son of James Lesley, of Ham, Surrey, by Jane, daughter of J. Mitchelson, of Pickering Hall, Yorks; b. Jan. 20, 1877; adm. May 2, 1889 (G); left March 1893.

LENON, EDMUND HENRY, second son of Thomas Bunbury Lenon, Clerk, Board of Control, and Francis, sister of John Edward Jeffreys (qv); b. 26 Aug 1838; adm. 19 Jun 1851 (G); Ensign, 67th Foot 15 Jun 1855; Lieut., 14 Nov 1856; Capt., 8 Nov 1861; retd. 2 Jan 1869, with rank Brevet Maj.; served in China 1860; wounded at taking of Taku Forts and present at surrender of Peking; VC 13 Aug 1861, for distinguished gallantry in swimming the ditches and entering the North Taku Fort; member, London Stock Exchange; a Military Knight of Windsor from Oct 1891 (but did not take up position, as “the authorities were satisfied that his character justified a refusal to grant his admission”, E. H. Fellowes, The Military Knights of Windsor 1352-1944, 109)); m. 22 Oct 1861 Mary Margaret, third dau. of Rev. Crosbie Morgell, Rector of Knoyle, Wilts.; d. 15 Apr 1893.

LENNOX, LORD WILLIAM PITT, brother of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond (qv); b. 20 Sep 1799; adm. 18 Jul 1808; gazetted Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 13 May 1813, while still at school; left 1813; attaché to Duke of Wellington on embassy to Paris 8 Aug 1814; Lieut., 3 Nov 1814; on Sir Peregrine Maitland’s staff 1815; present at his mother’s memorable ball on eve of battle of Waterloo; ADC to Duke of Wellington 1815-8; Capt., 22 Mar 1822; retd. 25 Mar 1829; MP (Whig) King’s Lynn 1831-4; devoted to horse racing and private theatricals; contributor to periodicals; author, Percy Hamilton, or the Adventures of a Westminster Boy, 1851, and other novels and volumes of recollections, containing allusions to his school career; m. 1st, 7 May 1824 (div. 1831) Mary Anne Paton, singer, eldest dau. of George Paton, The High School, Edinburgh; m. 2nd, 1854 Ellen, dau. of John Smith; m. 3rd, 17 Nov 1863 Maria Jane, eldest dau. of Rev. Capel Molyneux, Vicar of St. Paul’s, Onslow Square, Kensington; d. 18 Feb 1881. DNB.

LENNOX, LORD (JOHN) GEORGE, brother of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond (qv); b. 3 Oct 1793; adm.; left 1811; Cornet, 13th Light Dragoons 24 Oct 1811; 9th Light Dragoons 13 Feb 1812; Lieut., 14 Jan 1813; Capt., 3rd Garrison Battn., 9 Nov 1815; 9th Light Dragoons (subsequently Lancers) 27 Jun 1816; Maj., 25 Oct 1817; Lieut. -Col., unattached, half-pay 12 Jun 1823; Lieut. -Col, 6th Dragoons 15 Jun 1830; retd. Jul 1832; served in Peninsular War; ADC to Duke of Wellington at battle of Waterloo; MP Chichester 22 Nov 1819-31, Sussex 1831-2, West Sussex 1832-41; entered parliament as a Tory, supported Whig government of 1830-4, thereafter again a Tory supporter; m. 29 Jun 1818 Louisa Frederica, fourth dau. of Hon. John Rodney MP; d. 10 Nov 1873.

LENNOX, LORD HENRY ADAM, brother of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (qv); b. 6 Sep 1797; adm. 14 Sep 1807; left 1809; Midshipman, Royal Navy; fell overboard from HMS Blake and drowned near Port Mahon, Minorca 15 Feb 1812.

LENNOX, LORD GEORGE HENRY, brother of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (qv); b. 29 Nov 1737; adm. Jan 1748/9 (Levett's); left 1750; Leyden Univ., adm. 6 Feb 1754; Grand Tour (Italy) 1755; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 17 Dec 1751; Capt., 25th Foot 23 Mar 1756; Lieut. -Col., 33rd Foot 8 May 1758; Brevet Col. and ADC to George III 20 Feb 1762; Col., 25th Foot, from 29 Dec 1762; Maj. -Gen., 25 May 1772; Lieut. -Gen., 29 Aug 1777; Gen., 12 Oct 1793; served in Germany 1757, 1760-1, and on expedition to French coast 1758; Brig. with forces in Portugal 1763; his quarrel with Gen. John Mostyn (adm. 1722, qv), Governor of Minorca, gave rise to the celebrated case of Fabrigas v. Mostyn (Howell, State Trials, xx, 81-238); MP Chichester 1761 – Jan 1767, Sussex 3 Feb 1767-90; Secretary to Embassy, Paris Aug 1765 – Jul 1766, Minister Plenipotentiary there Jul – Oct 1766; Privy Councillor 9 Feb 1784; Constable, Tower of London (and Lord Lieut., Tower Hamlets) 10 Feb – Nov 1784; Governor of Plymouth from 30 Oct 1784; m. 25 Dec 1758 Lady Louisa Ker, eldest dau. of William Ker, 4th Marquis of Lothian (S) KT, Gen. in the Army; d. 22 Mar 1805. DNB.