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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: 16481691 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. ) |