LEGGE, William II (c.1650-c.1697). | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c.1650, 2nd s. of William Legge I, and bro. of George Legge. m. Mary, da. of one Poole, wid. of one Townshend, s.p.Collins, Peerage, iv. 115.

Offices Held

Lt. of ft. Admiralty Regt. 1666 – 67; ensign, Barbados Ft. 1667; cornet, R. Horse Gds. (The Blues) 1674, capt. 1676 – 85; lt.-col. Queen’s Horse 1685 – Dec. 1688; gov. Kinsale 1686–91.HMC Downshire, i. 135.

Page of honour 1668 – 76; groom of the bedchamber (supernumerary) 1676 – 85; envoy to Brussels and Cassel 1680; superintendent of royal parks 1685–90.CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 60; 1676–7, p. 70; Cal. Treas. Bks. vi. 748; vii. 486; viii. 171, 1712; ix. 1329, 1599.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1675; j.p. Hants and Suss. 1687–9.R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 362.

Parlimentarian

LEGGE, William II (c.1650-c.1697).

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

LEGGE, William II (c.1650-c.1697)

Will

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Oxford 1644

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