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Sir James Leith
(1763-1816)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Leith, James, Sir, 1763-1816
NRA:    Leith Sir James (1763-1816) Knight Lieutenant General Colonial Governor
DNB:    Leith, Sir James (1763-1816), army officer
LBT ID: JaLeith1816    VIAF ID: 11294430    LOC ID: n85252278		B/BAP:   1763-08-08
DIED:   1816-10-16
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
Educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, he commanded a regiment in the Irish Rebellion, was at Corunna with Sir John Moore, and served under Wellington in the Peninsular Campaign.
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