Person

George Barrington Legge

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Alternative names
Hon. George Barrington Legge
Gender
Assigned male at birth
Nationality
United Kingdom
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Unknown
Languages
English
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Unknown

Legge was a student in the Military Department at King’s between 1848 and 1850. His father was the Earl of Dartmouth. After leaving King’s, Legge served with the Rifle Brigade and became a Captain. He was active in South Africa, fighting during the Xhosa Wars in 1852-53, and was awarded an Order of the Medjidie medal. Legge married Sophia Frances Margaret Levett in 1860. He died in London in 1900.

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