Leese baronets
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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The Leese baronetcy, of Sendholme in Send in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1908 for Joseph Leese, Member of Parliament for Accrington from 1892 to 1910.[1]
The 3rd Baronet was a lieutenant general in the Coldstream Guards and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces in South-East Asia from 1944 to 1945 and as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command from 1945 to 1947.[1][2]
The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet in 1979.[3]
Leese baronets, of Send Holme (1908)
- Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Baronet (1845–1914)[1][4]
- Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Baronet (1868–1937)[1][5]
- Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet (1894–1978)[1][2]
- Sir Alexander William Leese, 4th Baronet (1909–1979)[6]
