Augustus Legge (priest)
The Ven and Hon Augustus George Legge, MA (21 August 1773 – 21 August 1828) was Archdeacon of Winchester from 1814 until 1819.[1]
The 5th son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth,[2] he was educated at Merton College, Oxford.[3] A Chaplain to George III he held livings at Wonston, Crawley, Hampshire and North Waltham. In 1820 he declined an offer to be the Bishop of Killaloe.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Archdeacons: Winchester". British History Online. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degrees: L-R Part II Vol iii p834 Foster, J Online version
- ↑ Dublin, March 29 The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 03, 1820; pg. 2; Issue 10897
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Preceded by Thomas de Grey, 4th Baron Walsingham |
Archdeacon of Winchester 1814–1819 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote |
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