Heneage Legge (1845–1911)
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Colonel
The Honourable
Heneage Legge (3 July 1845 – 1 November 1911) was a British soldier and Conservative
politician.
Legge was the fifth son of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth
, by his second wife the Honourable Frances, daughter of George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington. William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
was his half-brother and the Right Reverend Augustus Legge
his full brother.
Legge was a Captain in the Coldstream Guards
and a Colonel
in the 9th Lancers. At the 1900 general election
he was returned to parliament for St George's Hanover Square. He was re-elected in January 1906
, but resigned from the Commons
on 11 June 1906 by accepting the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Legge died unmarried in November 1911, aged 66.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
The Honourable
The Honourable
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Heneage Legge (3 July 1845 – 1 November 1911) was a British soldier and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Legge was the fifth son of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth FRS, SA , styled The Honourable William Legge until 1801 and Viscount Lewisham between 1801 and 1810, was a British peer.-Background:...
, by his second wife the Honourable Frances, daughter of George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington. William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth was a British peer and Conservative politician, known before 1853 as Viscount Lewisham....
was his half-brother and the Right Reverend Augustus Legge
Augustus Legge
The Right Reverend The Honourable Augustus Legge DD , was Bishop of Lichfield from 1891 until 1913.-Biography:...
his full brother.
Legge was a Captain in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
and a Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the 9th Lancers. At the 1900 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
he was returned to parliament for St George's Hanover Square. He was re-elected in January 1906
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, but resigned from the Commons
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
on 11 June 1906 by accepting the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Legge died unmarried in November 1911, aged 66.