Edward Legge | |
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Bishop of Oxford | |
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 |
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]
He 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.