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LEGGE, William (1672-1750)

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b. 14 Oct. 1672, s. and h. George Legge, later Bar. Dartmouth (1648-91) and Barbara (d. 28 Jan. 1718), da. and h. of Sir Henry Archbold of Abbots Bromley, Staffs. educ. St Paul’s 1684; CSP Dom. 1684-5, p. 248. Westminster; King’s, Camb. 1688, MA 1689; travelled abroad (Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy) 1693-5. Staffs. RO, D(W) 1778/V/771. m. 18 July 1700, with £8,000, Anne (d. 30 Nov. 1751), da. Heneage Finch, later Bar. Guernsey and earl of Aylesford, 6s. (4 d.v.p.), 2 da. (1 d.v.p.). Levens Hall, Bagot mss, Weymouth to J. Grahme, 21 July 1700; Collins, Peerage (1812), iv. 120-2. d. 15 Dec. 1750; will 22 Jan. 1748; pr. 4 Jan. 1751. TNA, PROB 11/785.
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PC 23 June 1702 – Sept. 1714; commr. Bd. of Trade, 1702 – 10; sec. of state (S) 1710 – 13; jt. kpr. of signet [S] 1710–13; Add. 70256, J. Scrope to Oxford, 7 July 1711. ld. privy seal Aug. 1713 – Sept. 1714; ld. justice Aug- Sept. 1714.

High steward, Dartmouth 1710–d.; Staffs. RO, D742/Y/3/1. gov. Charterhouse 1713–d. G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London, 355.

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LEGGE, William (1672-1750)
Associated with: Queens Sq., Westminster;London Top. Rec. xxix, 54; London Jnl. xviii. 27.; Sandwell, Staffs.
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oils on canvas attrib. to Sir G. Kneller, c.1713, Government Art Collection.

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Handley, Stuart
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Lords 1660-1715
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LEGGE, George (1648-91)

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b. 1648, 1st s. of Col. William Legge‡ and Elizabeth (d. 14 Dec. 1688), da. and coh. of Sir William Washington of Packington, Leics; bro of William Legge‡. educ. Westminster, King’s Camb. 1664; L. Inn 1672. L. Inn Reg. 313. m. 17 Sept. 1667, Warws. CRO, DRB2/2 Sutton Coldfield. Barbara (d. 28 Jan. 1718), da. and h. of Sir Henry Archbold of Abbots Bromley, Staffs. 1s. 7da. d. 25 Oct. 1691. suc. fa. 14 Oct. 1670. admon. 21 Nov., 1 Dec. 1691.
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Groom of bedchamber to James Stuart, duke of York 1668 – 73; gent. of bedchamber 1673 – 75; master of the horse to James, duke of York, 1675 – 85, as James II, 1685 – Dec. 1688; lt. of Ordnance, Apr. 1679–81, master Jan. 1682-Apr. 1689; H. Tomlinson, Guns and Govt. 223–4. PC 3 Mar. 1682 – 14 Feb. 1689.

Lt. RN 1665, capt. 1667, 1672 – 73; adm. 1683 – 84; adm. and commander of the fleet, Sept. 1688–9; capt. of ft. 1669 – 78; col. 1678 – 79, 1685–9 (R. Fusiliers); gen. of artillery (Spanish Netherlands) May 1678.

Kpr. Alice Holt and Woolmer forests, Hants 1670 – d.; lt. gov. Portsmouth 1672 – 73, gov. 1673 – 82; dep. lt. Hants 1684 Staffs. RO, D742/Y/2/15.-9; ld. lt. Tower Hamlets and constable of the Tower June 1685 – Apr. 1689; master Trinity House 1683 – 85, elder bro. 1683 – d.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1672, 1682, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1682; burgess and gild bro., Edinburgh 1682; Staffs. RO, D742/Y/2/11. high steward, Kingston-upon-Thames 1685 – 89, Dartmouth 1687; Staffs. RO, D742/Y/2/25. recorder, Lichfield Mar. 1686-Oct. 1688; Staffs. RO, D742/Y/2/17; Longleat, Bath mss, Thynne pprs. 22, f. 123. common councilman, Berwick-on-Tweed 1686-Oct. 1688; CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 231. master, Shipwrights’ Co. of Rotherhithe, Surr. 1686–7. CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 21.

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LEGGE, George (c.1647-91), of Pall Mall, Westminster.
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oil on canvas, after John Riley, c.1685-90, NPG 664.

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Creighton, Anne
Handley, Stuart
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Lords 1660-1715
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STAWELL, William (c. 1680-1742)

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bap. 28 Dec. 1680, E. Dwelly, Dwelly’s Parish Records, i (High Ham, Som.). 2nd s. Ralph Stawell, Bar. Stawell, being 1st s. with 2nd w. Abigail (d.1692), da. of Sir William Pitt, of Hartley Wespall, Hants; bro. of Edward Stawell†, later 4th Bar. Stawell, and half-bro of John Stawell*, 2nd Bar. Stawell. educ. ?Merchant Taylors 1692; Wood, Life and Times, iii. 410. Eton 1695–8; Christ Church, Oxf. 1698, MA 1701. m. 16 Mar. 1708, Verney ms mic. M636/53, Fermanagh to Sir T. Cave, 12 Apr. 1708. Elizabeth (d. 18 Aug. 1748), da. and h. of William Pert, of Arnold’s Hall, Mountnessing, Essex, 1s. d.v.p. 1da. d. 23 Jan. 1742; will 1 Nov. 1740, pr. 18 Feb. 1742. TNA, PROB 11/716.
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Gent. of bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark, duke of Cumberland, Apr. 1704 – June 1706.

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STAWELL, William (c. 1680-1742)
Associated with: Cothelstone, Som.; Hartley Wespall, Hants; Aldermaston, Berks.; St James’ Street, Westminster 1705–6.London Top. Rec. xxix. 55.;
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oil on canvas by M. Dahl c.1705-10, National Trust, Hinton Ampner, Hants.

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STAWELL, John (c. 1668-92)

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b. c. 1668, 1st s. Ralph Stawell, Bar. Stawell, and 1st w. Anne, da. of John Ryves, of Ranston, Dorset; half-bro. of William Stawell*, later 3rd Bar. Stawell. educ. privately (Francis Lee); CJ, xi. 128. matric. St. John’s, Oxf. 7 May 1683. m. Feb.–May 1691, Margaret, 4th da. James Cecil, 3rd earl of Salisbury. 1 da. d. 30 Nov. 1692; admon. 1 Dec. 1694. G.D. Stawell, A Quantock Family, 121–2.
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STAWELL, John (c. 1668-92)
Associated with: Low Ham, Som.
STOWELL
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Handley, Stuart
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