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George William Evelyn Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes (8 November 1809 – 10 March 1841) was the son of Henrietta Leslie, 14th Countess of Rothes and George Gwyther (who assumed the surname Leslie). He was christened on 14 December at Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, London, England.
Leslie succeeded his mother Henrietta Anne, to the title Earl of Rothes, in 1819.
On 7 May 1831, he married Louisa Susannah Jane Anderson Morshead, daughter of Henry Anderson Morshead, and they had issue:
- Henrietta Anderson Morshead Leslie, 17th Countess of Rothes (1832–1886)
- George William Evelyn Leslie, 16th Earl of Rothes (1835–1859)
References
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- The Morning Post (London, Greater London, England); 16 Mar 1841, Page 5
- Walford, Edward (1869). The County Families of the United Kingdom Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland ... R. Hardwicke. p. 839.
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| Preceded byJames Forrest | Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1840–1841 |
Succeeded byLord Frederick FitzClarence |
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| Preceded byHenrietta Leslie |  Earl of Rothes 1741–1742 |
Succeeded byGeorge Leslie |
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