Edward Legge (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]
Edward Legge | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Oxford | |
 Portrait by John Partridge | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Oxford |
| In office | 1816–1827 (death) |
| Predecessor | William Jackson |
| Successor | Charles Lloyd |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Windsor (1805–1816) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1767 |
| Died | 27 January 1827 |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Life
editHe was the seventh son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth and Frances Catherine Nicoll.[2][3] Educated at Rugby School, he became a Fellow of All Souls, Student of Christ Church, Oxford in 1785, and vicar of Lewisham.[4][5]
He was a canon of Stall XI at Canterbury Cathedral from 1797 to 1802[6] 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.[7]
He was Dean of Windsor until 1816, when he was raised to the episcopacy as Bishop of Oxford, a position he held until his death in 1827.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 24467". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 839.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Francis Haverfield (1907), Brief Guide to the Portraits in Christ Church Hall, Oxford.
- ^ "Canons of Stall XI at Canterbury Cathedral from 1600 to 1863". The Chapter Library of Canterbury Cathedral. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Index of Officers-L" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.