Augustus George Legge (21 August 1773 – 21 August 1828) was Archdeacon of Winchester from 1814 until 1819. The fifth son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, he was educated at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, matriculating in 1790 and graduating BA in 1794, and taking his MA at

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in 1796. A

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to George III he held livings at

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, Crawley, Hampshire and North Waltham. In 1820 he declined an offer to be the Bishop of Killaloe.''Dublin, March 29'' The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 03, 1820; pg. 2; Issue 10897

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1773 births 1828 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient) Younger sons of earls {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub