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Person    | Male  Born 19/6/1935  Died 3/7/2018

Arthur Leggatt

Arthur Leggatt

Arthur Leonard George Leggatt was born on 19 June 1935, the son of Arthur Edward Leggatt (1910-1967) and Lilian Leggatt née Charlton (1915-1955). His birth was registered in the Edmonton registration district.

Electoral registers in 1936 & 1937 show his parents listed at 116 Tottenham Lane, London, N8. The 1939 England and Wales Register show his parents at , Hornsey and his father was described as a public works contractor's labourer.

On 7 June 1958 he married Rita Sylvia Smith (1926-2014) in the Wood Green registration district and they had three sons: Martin F. Leggatt (b.1963) and twins Paul G. Leggatt & David A. Leggatt (b.1964). Electoral registers in 1963 and 1964 show him and his wife listed at , Ilford, Essex.

He served as Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge in 2004-5 and electoral registers from 2003 to 2007 recorded him and his wife at , Ilford, IG6 2BW. He became a trustee of the charity when it was formed on 8 October 2007 to conserve and maintain the . From 5 December 2011 to 9 December 2013 he was a director of , , Woodford Bridge Road, Ilford, IG4 5LP.

He died, aged 83 years, on 3 July 2018 in Ilford, Essex.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.

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