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George LEGGE
Adm. Fell.-Com. at KING'S, Lent 1664.
S. of William (groom of the bedchamber to Charles I). B. 1648 .
School, Westminster [ London ].
Served in the Dutch war, by sea and land.
Groom of the bedchamber, 1668 .
M.P. for Ludgershall [ Buckinghamshire or Wiltshire ], 1668-79 ; for Portsmouth [ Hampshire ], 1679-82 .
Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth [ Hampshire ], 1670-83 .
Perhaps adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 01 Mar., 1671/2.
Commanded in Flanders , 1678 .
Created Baron Dartmouth, 02 Dec., 1682.
Master of the Trinity House, 1683-5 .
Engaged in the Tangier expedition, Morocco , 1683-4 .
Constable of the Tower [ London ], 1685 .
Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, 1688-9 .
Accused of conspiring against William III; committed to the Tower [ London ], 1691 .
Died there 25 Oct., 1691; buried at Trinity Minories [ London ].
Father of William (1688).
( D.N.B.; G.E.C. )
George LEGGE
Approx. lifespan: 1648–1691
Adm. Fell.-Com. at King's College 1664:01LT:
s. of William LEGGE (groom of the bedchamber to Charles I).
b. 1648
School Westminster, [ London ]
Served in the Dutch war, by sea and land.
Groom of the bedchamber 1668
M.P. for Ludgershall, [ Buckinghamshire or Wiltshire ] 1668-79 ; for Portsmouth, [ Hampshire ] 1679-82
Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth, [ Hampshire ] 1670-83
Perhaps adm. at Lincoln's Inn 1671/2:03:01
Commanded in Flanders 1678
Created Baron Dartmouth 1682:12:02
Master of the Trinity House 1683-85
Engaged in the Tangier expedition Morocco 1683-84
Constable of the Tower, [ London ] 1685
Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet 1688-89
Accused of conspiring against William III; committed to the Tower, [ London ] 1691
Died there 1691:10:25
buried at Trinity Minories, [ London ]
father of William LEGGE (1688)
( D.N.B.; G.E.C. )

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