Name |
Anthony St. Leger |
Title |
Major General |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Between 1768 and 1774 |
Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
MP for Grimsby |
History |
1776 |
Cantley Common, Cantley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
Racehorse owner Anthony St. Leger, with the assistance of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, established a two-mile race for 3-year-old horses, on the Cantley Common in Doncaster. This became the St. Leger Stakes. |
Residence |
Park Hill, Firbeck, South Yorkshire, England |
dsp, 4th son |
Died |
1786 |
St. Ann's, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Person ID |
I41648 |
Red1st |
Last Modified |
31 Jan 2014 |