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Lord Dartmouth was twice married. He married firstly Lady Frances Charlotte, daughter of [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot]], |
Lord Dartmouth was twice married. He married firstly Lady Frances Charlotte, daughter of [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot]], on 5/4/1820. Lady Frances diedon 4th October 1823, two months after the birth of her son and only child. Lord Dartmouth married secondly the Honourable Frances, daughter of Reverend [[George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington]], on 25th October 1828. They had six sons and nine daughters. His children by his second wife were:- |
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Frances Elizabeth b c1830 |
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Louisa b c1831 |
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George Barrington b 18/12/1831 |
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Beatrix Maria b c1833 |
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Edward Henry b 23/4/1834 |
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Arthur Kaye Howard b c1835 |
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Katharine b c1837 |
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Florence b 1838 |
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Augustus b 28/11/1839 |
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Barbara Caroline b 1841 |
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Charles Gounter b 9/5/1842 |
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Charlotte Anne Georgiana b c1844 |
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Heneage b 3/7/1845 |
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Harriet Octavia b 1/3/1847 |
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Wilhelmina b 1849 |
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The Countess of Dartmouth died in August 1849. Lord Dartmouth remained a widower until his death in November 1853, aged 68. He was succeeded in the earldom by his only child from his first marriage, [[William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth|William]].<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth FRS, SA (29 November 1784–22 November 1853), styled The Honourable William Legge until 1801 and Viscount Lewisham between 1801 and 1810, was a British peer.
Background
Dartmouth was the son of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth, by Lady Frances, daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford. Heneage Legge and Arthur Legge were his younger brothers.[1]
Career
Dartmouth was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Milborne Port at a by-election in January 1810.[2] However, in November of the same year he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.[3] He was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society on 7 November 1822.[4] He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[1]
Family
Lord Dartmouth was twice married. He married firstly Lady Frances Charlotte, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot, on 5/4/1820. Lady Frances diedon 4th October 1823, two months after the birth of her son and only child. Lord Dartmouth married secondly the Honourable Frances, daughter of Reverend George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington, on 25th October 1828. They had six sons and nine daughters. His children by his second wife were:-
Frances Elizabeth b c1830 Louisa b c1831 George Barrington b 18/12/1831 Beatrix Maria b c1833 Edward Henry b 23/4/1834 Arthur Kaye Howard b c1835 Katharine b c1837 Florence b 1838 Augustus b 28/11/1839 Barbara Caroline b 1841 Charles Gounter b 9/5/1842 Charlotte Anne Georgiana b c1844 Heneage b 3/7/1845 Harriet Octavia b 1/3/1847 Wilhelmina b 1849
The Countess of Dartmouth died in August 1849. Lord Dartmouth remained a widower until his death in November 1853, aged 68. He was succeeded in the earldom by his only child from his first marriage, William.[1]
References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth
- ^ "No. 16339". The London Gazette. 3 February 1810.
- ^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Mayo to Minehead
- ^ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows". Retrieved 15 December 2006.
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