Legge, George, Viscount Lewisham, 1s. (William), Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 22 Oct., 1771, aged 16; created M.A. 3 July, 1775, and D.C.L. 26 Oct, 1778, 3rd earl, M.P. Plymouth June, 1778-80, Staffordshire 1780-86 (elected also for Horsham and Malmesbury 1780), summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Dartmouth 15 June, 1801, P.C 17 March, 1801, lord warden of the Stannaries, etc., 1783, president of the India Board 1801, lord steward of the Household 1802-4, lord chamberlain 1804, K.G. 27 May, 1805, died 10 Nov., 1810. See Foster's Peerage.
Legge, George Augustus, 1s. Hon. Augustus, of Wonston, Hants, cler. Christ Church, matric. 25 April, 1820, aged 18; student 1830-5, B.A. 1824, vicar of Bray, Berks, 1825, until his death 16 June, 1826. See Alumni West., 481.
Legge, Heneage, s. George, Earl of Dartmouth. Magdalen Coll., matric. 22 Jan., 1710-20, aged 14; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1728, K.C. 1739, sergt.-at-law 1747, high steward of Lichfield 1734, baron of the Exchequer 1747, until his death 30 Aug., 1759.
Legge, Heneage, s. Heneage, of London, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 18 Oct, 1764, aged 17; died 1 Jan., 1827.
Legge, Heneage, s. William, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 23 Oct, 1777, aged 16; B.A. 1781, died 2 Sep., 1782.
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Legge, Hon. Heneage, s. George, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 24 Oct., 1805, aged 17; fellow All Souls' Coll. 1812-28, B.C.L. 1812, D.C.L. 1818, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1815, M.P. Banbury Nov., 1819 to Feb., 1826, a commissioner of Customs died 12 Dec., 1844. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.
Legge, Henry, s. William, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 29 March, 1726, aged 17; created 1 D.C.L. Wadham Coll. 1 March, 1733-4, chancellor of the Exchequer 1754, and 1756-72, assumed the name of Bilson in lieu of Legge, M.P. East Looe Nov., 1740-1, Oxford 1741 to Dec., 1759, Hampshire Dec., 1759, until his death 23 Aug., 1764. 1 See Foster's Peerage.
Legge, Hon. Henry, s. William, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 17 Oct., 1781, aged 16; B.A. 1785, M.A. 1788, a student until 1829, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1790, bencher 1830, commissioner of the Navy, director of Greenwich Hospital, under secretary Irish affairs, died 18 April, 1844.
Legge, Henry, 3s. Augustus George, of Wonston, Hants, cler. Christ Church, matric. 20 June, 1821, aged 17; B.A. 1824, of Mareland and Bramdean, Hants, rector of East Lavant, Sussex, 1828, until his death 8 Nov., 1879.
Legge, Hon. Henry 5s. George, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 22 Jan., 1822, aged 18, B.A. 1825; fellow All Souls' Coll. 1825-42, B.C.L. 1835, D.C.L. 1840, vicar of Lewisham 1831-79, died 13 Feb., 1887. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.
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Legge, Henry Edward, 1s. Henry, of East Lavant, near Chichester, cler. Christ Church, matric. 31 May, 1849, aged 18; B.A. 1859, M.A. 1856, a student of the Inner Temple 1853, died in Algiers 15 Dec., 1861. See Eton School Lists.
Legge, Henry James, 3s. James, of Silchester, Hants, gent. St. Alban Hall, matric. 25 March, 1820, aged 20; B.A. 1823, M.A. 1835, vicar of Brimscombe, co. Gloucester, 1841, until his death 22 June, 1873.
Legge, James, 4s. Ebenezer, of Huntly, Aberdeen, arm. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 9 June, 1876, aged 60; M.A. by decree 20 June, 1876, professor of Chinese language and literature 1876, father of the next named, and of Thomas M. 1882.
Legge, James Granville, 1s. James, of Hong Kong, arm (? cler). Queen's Coll., matric. 15 May, 1880, aged 18; scholar 1880-5, B.A. 1884.
Legg, Joseph, s. Richard, of Market Lavington, Wilts, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 8 March, 1775, aged 21; vicar of Maddington, Wilts, over 50 years, and 47 years rector of Holton, died at Maddington 8 Feb., 1833.
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Legge, Robert George, 2s. Hon. George Barrington, of Leamington, cler. Keble Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1883, aged 19.
Legge, Thomas Morison, 2s. James, of Hong Kong, Siam, d.d. Non-Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1882, aged 19; B.A. from Trinity Coll. 1886.
Legge, Walter Douglas, 1s. Augustus George, of North Elmham, Norfolk, cler. Christ Church, matric. 31 May, 1884, aged 18.
Legge, William, Viscount Lewisham, s. George, Earl Dartmouth. Trinity Coll., matric. 14 Jan., 1748-9, aged 17; created M.A. 21 March, 1750-1, and D.C.L. 28 April, 1756, 2nd earl, recorder of Lichfield 1757, P.C. 1765, president Board of Trade 1765-6, Colonial secretary 1772-5, lord keeper 1775-82, lord steward of the Household in 1783, high steward University of Oxford 1786, died 15 July, 1801. See Foster's Peerage.
Legge, William, s. William, of Westminster, arm. (after Earl of Dartmouth). Christ Church, matric. 29 June, 1773, aged 16, B.A. 1776; M.A. from All Souls' Coll. 1780, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1780, died 19 Oct., 1784.
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Legge, William, Viscount Lewisham, s. George, Earl Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 3 May., 1802, aged 17; B.A. 1805, created D.C.L. 13 June, 1834, 4th Earl of Dartmouth, M.P. Milborne Port Jan., to Nov., 1810, died 22 Nov., 1853. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.
Legge, William, 2s. Augustus, of Wonstone, Hants, cler. Christ Church, matric. 2 June, 1821, aged 18; student 1821-7, B.A. 1825, of Mareland, Hants, lector of Ashtead, Surrey, 1826, until his death 6 Nov., 1872. See Foster's Peerage & Alumni West., 488.
Legge, William Heneage (Viscount Lewisham), 1s. William Walter, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 19 May, 1869, aged 18; M.P. West Kent (May) 1878-85, Lewisham since 1885, vice-chairman of the Household 1885 and 1886. See Eton School Lists.
Legge, William Walter (Viscount Lewisham), 1s. William, Earl of Dartmouth. Christ Church, matric. 20 Oct., 1841, aged 18; B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847, 5th Earl of Dartmouth, M.P. South Staffordshire Feb., 1849 to Nov., 1853. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.
Legh, Ashburnham, s. Thomas, of Lalham, Lancashire, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 20 May, 1735, aged 17, B.A. 1738; M.A. from All Souls' Coll. 1742, of Golborne Park, Lancashire, died rector of Davenham, Cheshire, in 1775.
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Legh, Charles Henry Frederick Americus, o.s. Charles Richard Banastre, of Adlington, Cheshire, arm. Christ Church, matric. 13 Oct., 1876, aged 18.
Legh, Charles Richard Banastre, o.s. Thomas, of Boulogne-sur-mer, arm. Christ Church, matric. 3 June, 1840, aged 19; of Adlington Hall and Bonishall, Cheshire, J.P., D.L.
Legh, Cholmondeley (Leyburn), s. Ashburnham, of Winwick, Lancashire, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 July, 1773, aged 17; B.A. from Trinity Coll. 1777, M.A. 1780, died at Lisbon 9 Feb., 1784.
Legh, Edmund Dawson, s. John, of Booth Hall, Cheshire, arm. Balliol Coll., matric. 13 March, 1818, aged 17; B.A. 1821, M.A. 1830, perp. curate of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, died 7 March, 1845.
Legh, Fleetwood, s. Thomas, of London, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 25 May, 1721, aged 17; of Bank, Lancashire, died 1735.
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Legh, George Cornwall, 1s. George John, of Rosthern, Cheshire, arm. Christ Church, matric. 27 Feb., 1823, aged 18: B.A. 1826, of High Legh, Cheshire, high sheriff 1838, M.P. North Cheshire 1841-7, and June, 1848-68, Mid Cheshire 1868 to Feb., 1873. died 16 June, 1877. See Eton School Lists.
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