Born: 1442, 22nd March

Place of Birth: Ulcombe, Kent.

Died: 14th November 1483, executed in Exeter, Devon. Buried St Georges Chapel, Windsor.

Parents: Sir John and Lady St Leger, nee Donnet.

Marriages: Ann of York, Duchess of Exeter.

Children: Anne 1473. Anne of York had been married to Henry Holland 3rd Duke of Exeter, prior to Sir Thomas, with whom she had four children.

Occupation: Knight of the Order of the Bath, Ambassador to France, Knight, King's controller of the Mint/Master of Harthounds.

Notes: St. Leger faithfully served  in both a military and administrative capacity for years. For his loyal service, Edward IV rewarded St. Leger with a substantial grant of eight manors in the early 1460s. He had a lucky escape from justice in 1465 when he was arrested for brawling in the Palace of Westminster and sentenced to have his hand cut off. Edward IV, however, granted him a pardon. Thomas fought for Edward at the Battles of Barnet and Tewksbury.

St Leger played a key role in ending the Hundred Years' War when he signed the Treaty of Picquigny with Louis XI on 29 August 1475. He was granted by Louis XI a pension of 12,000 crowns annually which was to be distributed between himself, Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, Sir John Howard (later Duke of Norfolk), Sir Thomas Montgomery, and some other of the profligate couriers.