LEGGE, George (c.1647-91), of Pall Mall, Westminster.

Capt. RN 1667, 1672 – 73; capt. of ft. 1669 – 78, col. 1678 – 79, 1685–9 (R. Fusiliers, later 7 Ft.); lt.-gov. Portsmouth 1672 – 73, gov. 1673 – 82; gen. of artillery 1678; adm. 1683 – 84; constable of the Tower 1685 – 89; adm. of the fleet Oct. 1688–9.Bulstrode, 120; CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 526; 1672–3, p. 184; 1678, p. 148; Jan.-June 1683, p. 331; 1684, p. 388; Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 373.

Groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of York 1668 – 73; lt. of the Ordnance 1672 – 81, master 1681 – 89; master of the horse to the Duke of York 1673 – 85, (as King) 1685 – Dec. 1688; PC 3 Mar. 1682–9; master, Trinity House 1683 – 85, elder bro. 1685–d.CSP Dom. 1672–3, p. 229; 1679–80, p. 264; 1682, p. 7; 1685, p. 8; HMC Dartmouth, iii. 114.

Keeper, Alice Holt and Woolmer forests, Hants 1670 – d.; freeman, Portsmouth 1672, 1682, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1682; commr. for assessment, Hants and Staffs. 1673 – 80, Westminster 1679 – 80; j.p. Hants 1674 – 89, dep. lt. 1685 – 89; ld. lt. Tower Hamlets 1685 – 89; high steward, Kingston-upon-Thames 1685 – 89; recorder, Lichfield 1686 – Oct. 1688; common councilman, Berwick-on-Tweed 1686 – Oct. 1688; master, shipwrights’ co. of Rotherhithe, Surr. 1686–7.CSP Dom. 1671, p. 120; 1685, p. 266; 1686–7, pp. 21, 231; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 360; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 342.