The Legard Baronetcy, of Ganton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 December 1660 for John Legard

Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet

Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet , of Ganton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton . He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months...

. The member of an ancient Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 family, he fought as a Royalist in the Civil War

English Civil War

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 and sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Scarborough

Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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 after the Restoration

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. The eleventh Baronet was Chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire County Council and represented Scarborough in the House of Commons

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Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. James Anlaby Legard, eldest son of Reverend William Legard, fourth son of the fifth Baronet, was a Captain

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 in the Royal Navy

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. His eldest son Sir James Digby Legard was a Colonel

Colonel

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 in the British Army

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. His son Alfred Legard

Alfred Legard

Alfred Digby Legard was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who appeared in two matches for the MCC, and another four for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1904 to 1910....

 was also a Colonel in the British Army and a first class cricketer. D'Arcy Legard (1873-1953), great-grandson of Digby Legard, fifth son of the fifth Baronet, was a Brigadier-General in the British Army. The Legard (or Le Gard) family is of Norman descent, and can trace its origins back to the Norman Conquest.

The family seat is Scampston Hall

Scampston Hall

Scampston Hall is a country house in North Yorkshire, England, with a serpentine park designed by Charles Bridgeman and Capability Brown. It is located on the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles east of Malton, in Scampston village, whose name was variously written in ancient...

, Malton, North Yorkshire

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Legard Baronets, of Ganton (1660)

• Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet , of Ganton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of John Legard of Ganton . He was elected to Parliament in 1660 as member for Scarborough, though he only represented the borough for a few months...
  
   (c. 1631-1678)
• Sir John Legard, 2nd Baronet (1659-1715)
• Sir John Legard, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685-1719)
• Sir Thomas Legard, 4th Baronet (c. 1686-1735)
• Sir Digby Legard, 5th Baronet (c. 1730-1773)
• Sir John Legard, 6th Baronet (c. 1758-1807)
• Sir Thomas Legard, 7th Baronet (1762-1830)
• Sir Thomas Digby Legard, 8th Baronet (1803-1860)
• Sir Francis Digby Legard, 9th Baronet (1833-1865)
• Sir Darcy Willoughby Legard, 10th Baronet (1843-1866)
• Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet (1846-1901)
• Sir Algernon Willoughby Legard, 12th Baronet (1842-1923)
• Sir Digby Algernon Hall Legard, 13th Baronet (1876-1961)
• Sir Thomas Digby Legard, 14th Baronet (1905-1984)
• Sir Charles Thomas Legard, 15th Baronet (b. 1938)