Anthony James Keck
Anthony James Keck (c1740 – 1782) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1780.
Anthony James Keck | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Leicester | |
| In office 1765–1768 | |
| Preceded by | James Wigley |
| Succeeded by | Eyre Coote |
| Member of Parliament for Newton | |
| In office 1768–1780 | |
| Preceded by | Randle Wilbraham |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Peter Legh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stoughton, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 28 February 1782 Lancashire |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Keck (née Legh) |
| Children | Peter Robert Anthony Keck (buried 11 January 1768) Elizabeth Keck (buried on 5 February 1773) Anthony Peter Beaumont Keck (buried on 14 March 1777), Peers Anthony Keck (buried 12 March 1797), George Anthony Legh Keck (died 4 September 1860) |
| Residence(s) | Stoughton Grange, Stoughton |
| Occupation | Politician |
Keck was born in Stoughton, Leicestershire, and educated at Eton, St John's College, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn.
He was member of parliament (MP) for Leicester from 1765 to 1768, also for the rotten borough of Newton in Lancashire from 1768 to 1780. He lived at Stoughton Grange until he moved to Lancashire in 1768 and died aged 42 years, on 28 February 1782. He is buried at St Mary and All Saints Church in Stoughton. along with numerous members of his family and descendants including his son, George Anthony Legh Keck (who was also MP for Leicestershire).
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