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The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' ( American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

Arthur Charles Legge DL (25 July 1800 – 18 May 1890), was a British soldier and politician. Legge was the fourth son and tenth child of

George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth KG, PC, FRS (3 October 1755 – 10 November 1810), styled Viscount Lewisham until 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1784. Background George Legge, known from birt ...

, by Lady Frances, daughter of

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (6 November 1715 – 9 May 1777), styled Lord Guernsey between 1719 and 1757, was a British peer and politician. Background and education Finch was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford ...

. He was the younger brother of

William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth FRS, SA (29 November 1784 – 22 November 1853), styled The Honourable William Legge until 1801 and Viscount Lewisham between 1801 and 1810, was a British peer. Background Dartmouth was the son of George Le ...

and the Honourable Heneage Legge.thepeerage.com General Hon. Arthur Charles Legge
/ref> Legge was a General in the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

. He succeeded his elder brother Heneage Legge as Member of Parliament for

Banbury Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...

in 1826, a seat he held until 1830. He was also a deputy lieutenant of

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. On 8 May 1868, he was appointed honorary colonel of the 3rd Administrative Battalion of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers. Legge was twice married. He married firstly the Honourable Anne Frederica, daughter of

John Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (21 December 1735 – 30 May 1821) was an English politician who came from a Yorkshire family, a branch of which had settled in the Kingdom of Ireland. Biography His grandfather was Isaac Holroyd (164 ...

, in 1827. She died in August 1829. He married secondly Caroline, daughter of James Charles P. Bouwens, in 1837. They had at least two children. Caroline died in March 1887. Legge remained a widower until his death in May 1890, aged 89.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legge, Arthur Charles 1800 births 1890 deaths Younger sons of earls Deputy Lieutenants of Kent Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies British Army generals UK MPs 1826–1830

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...