Biography of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth 1731-1801

Paternal Family Tree: Legge

Before 20 Jun 1731 [his father] George Legge (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 24) were married. He the son of William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 58) and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

On 20 Jun 1731 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth was born to George Legge (age 27) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 24).

On 29 Aug 1732 [his father] George Legge (age 28) died.

On 24 Jan 1736 [his step-father] Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 31) and [his mother] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness North, Baroness Guildford.

In 1745 [his mother] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 38) died.

In 1748 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 16) educated at Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 15 Dec 1750 [his grandfather] William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 78) died. His grandson William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Dartmouth, 3rd Baron Dartmouth.

Around 1754 Pompeo Batoni (age 45). Portrait of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 22).

On 11 Jan 1755 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 23) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth.

On 03 Oct 1755 [his son] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 24) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 22).

In 1756 [his son] Bishop Edward Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 24) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 23).

On 18 May 1759 [his son] Charles Gounter Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 27) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 26).

On 23 Jan 1765 [his son] Henry Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 33) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 32).

On 25 Oct 1766 [his son] Arthur Kaye Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 33).

On 21 Aug 1773 [his son] Augustus George Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 42) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 40).

On 05 Oct 1774 [his daughter] Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 43) and [his wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 41).

On 29 Sep 1782 [his son] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 52). He the son of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 51) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 49). They were second cousin once removed.

In 1795 [his son-in-law] Charles Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 30) and [his daughter] Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 63) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 62).

On 15 Dec 1795 [his son] Augustus George Legge (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Honora Bagot (age 20) were married. He the son of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 64) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 62). They were second cousins.

On 15 Jul 1801 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 70) died. On 15 Jul 1801 His son [his son] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 45) succeeded 3rd Earl Dartmouth, 4th Baron Dartmouth. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 40) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.

On 23 Feb 1805 [his former wife] Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 72) died.

The Times. 13 Feb 1867. DEATH OF LORD FEVERSHAM. We regret to announce the death, after a short illness, of Lord Feversham (deceased), which occurred on Monday night at his residence in Great Cumberland Street. The late William Duncombe Baron Feversham (deceased), of Dancombe Park, County York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was son of [his former son-in-law] Charles first Lord by his marriage with [his daughter] Lady Charlotte Legge, only daughter of William, second Earl of Dartmouth. He was born on the 14th of January, 1798, so that he was in his 69th year. The deceased nobleman was educted at Eton [Map], and afterwards proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford. He married l8th of December, 1823, Lady Louisa Stewart (age 63), third daughter of George, eighth Earl of Galloway, by whom,who survives his Lordship, he leaves issue the Hon. Wiliam E. Duncombe (age 38), M.P., and Captain the Hon. Cecil Duncombe, of the 1st Life Guards, and three daughters, the Hon Jane, married l1th of April, 1849, to the Hon. Laurence Parsons; the Hon. Gertrude (age 39), married 27th of November 1&19, to Mr. Francis Horatio Fitzroy (age 43); and the Hon. Helen, married 18th of July, 1855, to Mr. William Becket Denison. Previously to his accession to tbe peerage on the death of his father in July, 1841, he represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830. At the general election in 1831 he was unsuceessful candidate for the coenty, but was returned for the North Riding in the following year, which he continued to represent till 18S1. He voted against the Reforzn Bill of 1832, and was uniformly in favour of agricultural protection. He took great interest in agricultural pursuit, And was a distinguished member of the Royal Agricultural Society, of which he was one of the trustees The deceased noblemna is succeded by his eldest son, the Hon. Wiliam Ernest Duncombe (age 38), above mentioned, who was born January 28 1829, and married, August 7, 1851, Mabel Violet (age 33), second daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir James Graham, of Netherby. He was M.P. for East Retford from February, 1852, to 1857 and elected for the North Riding of Yorkshire inI 1859, anA was also returned at the last general election After a sharp contest, being second on the poll. He is Captain of the Yorkshire Yeomianry (Hussars) Cavalry, and Lientenent Colonel of the 2d North Riding like his deceased father, he is a supporter of Lord Derby, but in favour of such a measure of Parliamentary Reforms would give no undue preponderance to any one class, but would ensure to a fair distribution of political privileges.