Leslie Corry
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Colonel Leslie Corry (15 October 1712 – 20 February 1741) was an Irish politician.{{cite book | last = Marson | first = Peter | title = Belmore: The Lowry Corrys of Castle Coole 1646-1913 | publisher = Ulster Historical Foundation | year = 2007 | pages = 8–12 | isbn = 978-1-903688-64-9 }}
He was the son of Colonel John Corry and his wife Sarah Leslie, daughter of William Leslie.{{cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p12958.htm#i129572| title= ThePeerage - Colonel Leslie Corry | accessdate= 20 February 2007}} Corry was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1732.Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 179: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 In 1737, he became High Sheriff of Fermanagh and in 1740, he was appointed Colonel of the Fermanagh Militia. The year before, Corry had stood as Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Killybegs, a seat he held until his death in 1741.{{cite web | url = http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | title = Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800 | accessdate = 8 April 2009 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | archive-date = 1 June 2009 }}
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Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Category:High sheriffs of County Fermanagh
Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies