Brice Leeson, 3rd Earl of Milltown

Brice Leeson, 3rd Earl of Milltown (20 December 1735 – 10 January 1807) was his parents' 2nd son. He married (25 October 1765) Maria Graydon (died: 25 July 1772), dau. of John Graydon, of Dublin, by his wife Cassandra Tahourdin, daughter of Gabriel Tahourdin, of Wanstead, co. Essex.[1] He became Earl of Milltown on the death of his brother, Joseph Leeson, 2nd Earl of Milltown on 27 November 1801. His home was the family's seat Russborough, Blessington, Co. Wicklow.

He was succeeded by his grandson Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown, son of Brice's eldest son Joseph Leeson who died in 1800.

His widow Maria died in Dublin in 1842 at the age of 100.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Crackcrofts Peerage
  2. ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 171 (page 341)


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