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William assumed the inherited title, the Earl of Dartmouth, in 1750, before his 20th birthday. Upon returning to England in 1755, he became a member of the House of Lords and began a 47-year term as the Vice President of London’s Foundling Hospital (1755-1802). That same year, William wed Frances Catherine Nicholls (1732/3-1805), an ...
William Legge (MP for Portsmouth) (c.1650–c.1697), son of the above, British Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, 1685. William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth (1672–1750), Lord Privy Seal. William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731–1801), British statesman, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1772–1775. William Legge, 4th Earl of ...
Henry St John. Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons. William Legge, 1. hrabia Dartmouth (ur. 1672, zm. 15 grudnia 1750 ), jedyny syn George'a Legge, 1. barona Dartmouth był brytyjskim politykiem. Tytuł barona odziedziczył po ojcu w 1691 roku. W roku 1702 uczyniono go członkiem Rady Handlu i Plantacji – Board of Trade and Plantations, a 8 lat ...
William Cowper and John Newton are the most famous residents of Olney, but William Legge, the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, is probably the most significant non-resident figure in Olney history.. In 1755 he married Frances Nicholls daughter to Charles Gunter (or Gounter) Nicholls, who had been MP for Peterborough. The family fortunes had been founded ...
Dec 10, 2022 Share. The Underwriting Agencies Council ( UAC) has announced that its general manager, William Legge, will step down from his role at the end of the year. The UAC held a farewell ...
13 de fev. de 2024 · William Richard Legge Obituary. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of William Richard Legge of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who passed away on January 30, 2024 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of William Richard Legge to pay them a last tribute. He was predeceased by : his parents, Gordon Legge and ...
William Legge, the Second Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801), held a number of public offices, serving as a member of the House of Lords; the first president of the Board of Trade & Plantations; Secretary of State for the American Colonies; and as an appointee to the Privy Council, the private advisors to the Crown. As a member of the Board of Trade, a kind of clearinghouse for colonial complaints ...
