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williamdartmouth .com. William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth FCA (born 23 September 1949), styled Viscount Lewisham from 1962 to 1997, is a British politician and hereditary peer, usually known as William Dartmouth . From 2009 to 2019, Dartmouth sat in the European Parliament as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England.
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Mar 27, 2024 · William Legge was the Second Earl of Dartmouth and the Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1772 to 1775. Referred to as Lord Dartmouth, Legge played an important role in shaping colonial policies as the American Revolution transitioned to the American Revolutionary War.
The seventh earl's only son, William Legge, Viscount Lewisham, was killed at El Alamein in 1942, and Dartmouth was consequently succeeded by his younger brother, Humphry, the eight Earl. As of 2018, the titles are held by Humphry's grandson, the tenth Earl , who succeeded his father in 1997.
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William Legge 1st Earl of Dartmouth (1672 - 1750) William succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Dartmouth in 1691 and when he took his seat in the House of Lords in 1695 he surrendered the family lease of Alice Holt and Woolmer Forests. In June 1702 he became Commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations.
DARTMOUTH, WILLIAM LEGGE, EARL OF. (1731–1801). William Legge, second earl of Dartmouth, was a politician who served as president of the Board of Trade and secretary of state for the colonies. His father having died soon after he was born, he succeeded to the earldom in 1750; consequently he never sat in the House of Commons.
William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth (born June 20, 1731—died July 15, 1801, Blackheath, Kent, England) was a British statesman who played a significant role in the events leading to the American Revolution. Legge was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Oxford.
