Thom's Irish Who's Who/Leslie, Sir John

LESLIE, Sir John, Bart. (Unit. Kgd., 1876); C.B.E.(1919): is a J.P. and H.M.L. for Co. Monaghan; High Sheriff, 1905; late Lieut. Grenadier Guards; late Hon. Col. 5th Batt. Royal Irish Fusiliers; Comd 12th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Res. Batt. (having raised same) during European War; served in Egypt Campaign, Tel-el-Kebir; Commd. Monaghan Mil. (5th Roy. Irish Fus.). including Rhodesian Field Force, Boer War; only son of Sir John, 1st Bart., and Lady Constance Wilhelmina Dawson-Damer, sister of 4th Earl of Portarlington; b. 7th Aug., 1857; s. his father, 23rd Jan., 1916; m. 1st Oct., 1884, Leonie Blanche, dau. of Leonard Jerome, of New York, and has issue four sons. Recns.: shooting, golf. Res.: Glaslough, Co. Monaghan; 46 Great Cumberland Place, London, W. Turf and Guards' Clubs, London; Kildare Street Club, Dublin.