Augustus George Legge (21 August 1773 – 21 August 1828) was Archdeacon of Winchester from 1814 until 1819.[1] The fifth son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1790 and graduating BA in 1794, and taking his MA at Merton College in 1796.[2] 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Archdeacons: Winchester". British History Online. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Dublin, March 29 The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 03, 1820; pg. 2; Issue 10897
