William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Dartmouth GCVO KCB VD TD JP |
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The Earl of Dartmouth as caricatured by Stuff in Vanity Fair in 1895.
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| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Lord Charles Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Kilcoursie |
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In office 5 August 1886 – 24 November 1891 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Viscount Kilcoursie |
| Succeeded by | Lord Burghley |
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6 May 1851 Westminster, London |
| Died |
11 March 1936 (aged 84) Patshull Hall, Staffordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Coke (1849–1929) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth GCVO KCB VD TD JP (6 May 1851 – 11 March 1936), styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1885 and 1886 and again between 1886 and 1891.
Born at Westminster, London, Dartmouth was the eldest son of William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth, and Lady Augusta, daughter of Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford. The Hon. Sir Henry Legge was his younger brother. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. On 7 May 1868, he was commissioned an ensign in the 27th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, and was promoted from lieutenant to captain on 19 August 1874. He played first class cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1877. Later promoted to major in the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment, he resigned his commission on 20 December 1884.
Legge entered Parliament in 1878 as Member of Parliament for West Kent, a seat he held until the constituency was split in 1885, when he was elected to the new constituency of Lewisham. The same year he was sworn of the Privy Council and made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in Lord Salisbury's first administration. The Conservatives fell from power in January 1886 but returned to office under Salisbury already in July of the same year, when Dartmouth was once again appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, a post he retained until 1891. He left the Commons in August 1891 on succeeding his father's titles.
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