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William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, PC, FRS (20 June 1731 – 15 July 1801), styled as Viscount Lewisham from 1732 to 1750, was a British statesman and philanthropist who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1772 to 1775, during the initial stages of the American Revolution.
William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth (born June 20, 1731—died July 15, 1801, Blackheath, Kent, England) was a British statesman who played a significant role in the events leading to the American Revolution. Legge was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Oxford.
27 de mar. de 2024 · William Legge was the Second Earl of Dartmouth and the Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1772 to 1775. Referred to as Lord Dartmouth, Legge played an important role in shaping colonial policies as the American Revolution transitioned to the American Revolutionary War.
William assumed the inherited title, the Earl of Dartmouth, in 1750, before his 20th birthday. Upon returning to England in 1755, he became a member of the House of Lords and began a 47-year term as the Vice President of London’s Foundling Hospital (1755-1802).
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801) William Legge, often referred to as Lord Dartmouth, was Secretary of State for the Colonies from August 1772 to November 1775 and the step-brother of the First Minister, Lord North.
Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of (1731–1801). William Legge was the grandson of the 1st earl, a moderate Hanoverian Tory. Succeeding in 1750, he entered politics after doing the grand tour with Frederick North, the future prime minister and his half-brother.
Biography. William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1772 to 1775. Lord Dartmouth was a large donor to and the leading trustee for the English trust that would finance the establishment of the Moor's Charity School, in Lebanon, Connecticut by Eleazar Wheelock to educate and convert the Indians.
