William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth

William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth, GCVO, TD (22 February 1881 – 28 February 1958) was a British peer and Conservative politician, known from 1891–36 as Viscount Lewisham.

Legge was the eldest son of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth and on 7 December 1905, he married Lady Ruperta Wynn-Carrington, the third daughter of the 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire and they had six children:

Lady Mary Cecilia (1906–2003), married Noel Findlay
Lady Elizabeth (1908–2000), married Ronald Lambert Basset
Lady Diana (1910–1970), married (1) Hon John Hamilton-Russell, (2) Adrian Matthews
William, Viscount Lewisham (1913–1942), killed at the Second Battle of El Alamein
Lady Barbara (b. 1916), married Adam Kwiatkowski
Lady Josceline Gabrielle (1918–1995), married the 7th Marquess of Donegall

In 1907, he joined the London County Council and entered Parliament in 1910 as MP for West Bromwich. In 1928, he succeeded his father-in-law as Lord Great Chamberlain, was High Bailiff of Westminster from 1930–42 and was knighted for his services in 1934. Legge inherited his father's titles in 1936 and during World War II, he served with the Territorial Army, for which he was awarded the Territorial Decoration. Lord Dartmouth died in 1958 and as he had no surviving male issue, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Hon. Humphry.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Alfred Hazel	Member for West Bromwich 1910–1918	Succeeded by: Frederick Roberts
Honorary Titles
Preceded by: The Marquess of Lincolnshire	Lord Great Chamberlain 1928–1936	Succeeded by: The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Preceded by: The Lord Muir-Mackenzie	High Bailiff of Westminster 1930–1942	Succeeded by: Unknown
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by: William Legge	Earl of Dartmouth 1936–1958	Succeeded by: Humphry Legge

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