William
"2nd Earl of Dartmouth"
Legge
Born in London, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Legge MP
and Elizabeth (Kaye) North
Husband of
Frances Catherine (Gounter-Nicoll) Legge
— married
11 Jan 1755 in St George the Martyr, Queen Square, England
Descendants 
Father of
George Legge KG PC FRS, William Legge, Charles Gunter Legge, Heneage Legge, Henry Legge, Arthur Kaye Legge KCB, Edward Legge, Augustus George Legge and Charlotte (Legge) Duncombe
Died
at age 70
in Blackheath, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Birth
William was born on the 20th of June 1731.[1] William was baptised on the 9th of July 1731, at St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone Road, London, England.[2] William was the son of Elizabeth Kaye and George Legge, who was styled Viscount Lewisham.[3]
Education
William in 1748 attended Trinity College in Oxford.
Political career
William was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1772 to 1775. He was also served on the Privy Counsel.[1]
Marriage
William was married on the 11th of January 1755, to Frances Catherine Nicoll, daughter of Elizabeth Blundell and Sir Charles Gounter Nicoll.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 1037.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPQQ-XQX : 19 September 2020), William Legge, 1731.
- ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 16.
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