Leigh, William

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Epithet: tutor to Prince Henry

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William Leigh was born in 1783 in Halifax County, Virginia, to William Leigh (1748-1787) and Elizabeth Watkins Leigh (d. 1799). He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1804 and was admitted to the bar in 1805. Leigh practiced law and served as a judge for the Halifax County Court. He represented Halifax, Charlotte, and Prince Edward Counties in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. Under the new constitution, Leigh was appointed a judge of the Virginia General Court and the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery 1n 1831, holding the former position until the General Court was abolished in 1851 and holding the latter position until he retired. Leigh married Rebecca Selden Watkins (1786-1852) 15 December 1807, and they had seven children. Leigh died at "Leighwood" in Halifax County 19 July 1871, and was buried at St. John's Episcopal Church in Halifax County.

From the guide to the William Leigh Letters, 1825-1836, (Library of Virginia)

Epithet: Acting Consul at Barcelona

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