St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile
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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,[1] a daughter of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile[1] (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,[citation needed] when he succeeded to the Doneraile estates upon the death of his uncle, Hayes St Leger, 4th Viscount Doneraile (1702–1767).[1] 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.[1]
On 2 July 1776, St Leger was created Baron Doneraile in the Peerage of Ireland.[1] On 5 January 1785, he was created Viscount Doneraile, of Doneraile in County Cork, the title previously held by his maternal relations.[1]
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.