William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth
- William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth
Lieutenant-Colonel William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth, GCVO, TD (22 February 1881 – 28 February 1958) was a British peer and Conservative politician, known from 1891–1936 as Viscount Lewisham.
Legge was the eldest son of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth and on 7 December 1905, he married Lady Ruperta Wynn-Carrington, the third daughter of the 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire and they had six children:
*Lady Mary Cecilia (1906–2003), married Noel Findlay
*Lady Elizabeth (1908–2000), married Ronald Lambert Basset
*Lady Diana (1910–1970), married (1) Hon John Hamilton-Russell, (2) Adrian Matthews
*William, Viscount Lewisham (1913–1942), killed at the Second Battle of El Alamein
*Lady Barbara (b. 1916), married Adam Kwiatkowski
*Lady Josceline Gabrielle (1918–1995), married the 7th Marquess of Donegall
In 1907, he joined the London County Council and entered Parliament in 1910 as MP for West Bromwich. In 1928, he succeeded his father-in-law as Lord Great Chamberlain, was High Bailiff of Westminster from 1930–42 and was knighted for his services in 1934. Legge inherited his father's titles in 1936. He served with the Staffordshire Yeomanry in the Egypt and Palestine campaign in World War I, for which he was awarded the Territorial Decoration. Lord Dartmouth died in 1958 and as he had no surviving male issue, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Hon. Humphry.
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