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Edward Legge (bishop)

The Right Reverend and Honourable

Edward Legge
Bishop of Oxford
Portrait by John Partridge
ChurchChurch of England
SeeOxford
In office1816–1827 (death)
PredecessorWilliam Jackson
SuccessorCharles Lloyd
Other postDean of Windsor (1805–1816)
Personal details
Born(1767-12-18)18 December 1767
Died27 January 1827(1827-01-27) (aged 59)
EducationRugby School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Edward Legge (18 December 1767 – 27 January 1827) was an English churchman and academic. He was the Bishop of Oxford from 1816 and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, from 1817.[1]

Life

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He was the seventh son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth and Frances Catherine Nicoll.[2][3] Educated at Rugby School, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1784, and became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1789.[4]

He was vicar of Lewisham from 1797,[5][6] and a canon of Stall XI at Canterbury Cathedral from 1797 to 1802[7] following which he served as a Canon of the Twelfth Stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor from 1802 to 1805. He was a royal chaplain from 1797 and Deputy Clerk of the Closet from 1803, resigning the position when made Dean of Windsor in 1805.[8]

He was Dean of Windsor until 1816, when he was raised to the episcopacy as Bishop of Oxford. He was also appointed Warden of All Souls College in 1817, holding both positions until his death in 1827.

References

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  1. ^ "All Souls College | A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3 (pp. 173-193)". British-history.ac.uk. 31 January 1932. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 24467". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.[unreliable source]
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dartmouth, Earl of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 839.
  4. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Legge, Hon. Edward" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ "Canterbury cathedral - Canons | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 12 (pp. 55-108)". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  6. ^ Francis Haverfield (1907), Brief Guide to the Portraits in Christ Church Hall, Oxford.
  7. ^ "Canons of Stall XI at Canterbury Cathedral from 1600 to 1863". The Chapter Library of Canterbury Cathedral. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Index of Officers-L" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.