William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth (12 August 1823 – 4 August 1891), styled Viscount Lewisham until 1853, was a British peer and Conservative politician.[1]
William Walter Legge
5th Earl of Dartmouth
Legge on a medal whose reverse is lettered "To commemorate the opening on June 3rd 1878 of Dartmouth Park The gift of the Earl of Dartmouth to the inhabitants of West Bromwich"
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In 1876, Lord Dartmouth leased 22.7 ha of estate land at Cooper's Hill to the West Bromwich Improvements Commissioners for the creation of Dartmouth Park. Initially the land was rented at a nominal £1 per year for 99 years. Following a design competition that attracted seven entries, the original park scheme was set out by John Maclean of Donnington, Leicestershire, and included a cricket pitch, ornamental water feature and grand carriageway. Dartmouth Park was opened to the public on 3 June 1878 at a cost of £2,500. From 1879 to 1881, West Bromwich Albion F.C. used it as an additional football ground. In 1919, the freehold to the park was awarded to the people of West Bromwich.
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^"PEER'S CURIOUS PRIVILEGE". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 6 April 1912. p. 4 (EVENING). Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia. ...Dartmouth's family has a curious privilege-the right to fly the Stars and Stripes. The flag often waves over beautiful Patshull, which is described so admirably by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler in that brilliant novel, "Concerning Isabel Carnaby." The right to fly the American flag comes to the Legges because of their kinship with George Washington. Lord Dartmouth has also some noble Italian blood in his veins. His family name of Legge was once Da Lega...
^K. D. Reynolds, 'Legge , Augusta, countess of Dartmouth (1822–1900)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 March 2017
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William Legge 5th Earl of Dartmouth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Walter Legge 5th Earl of Dartmouth 12 August 1823 4 August 1891 styled Viscount Lewisham until 1853 was a British peer and Conservative politician 1 William Walter Legge5th Earl of DartmouthLegge on a medal whose reverse is lettered To commemorate the opening on June 3rd 1878 of Dartmouth Park The gift of the Earl of Dartmouth to the inhabitants of West Bromwich Born 1823 08 12 12 August 1823Died4 August 1891 1891 08 04 aged 67 ChildrenWilliam Heneage Viscount Lewisham Hon Henry CharlesParentWilliam Legge 4th Earl of Dartmouth Contents 1 Political career 2 Family 3 Military career 4 Legacy 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPolitical career EditLegge was elected in 1849 as Member of Parliament MP for South Staffordshire and held the seat until 1853 when he succeeded his father William Legge 4th Earl of Dartmouth He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Staffordshire on 9 October 1852 2 and Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire in 1887 Family EditLord Dartmouth married Lady Augusta Finch daughter of Heneage Finch 5th Earl of Aylesford on 9 June 1846 3 They had two sons William Heneage Viscount Lewisham 1851 1936 and the Hon Henry Charles 1852 1924 and four daughters who died unmarried Military career EditHe raised the 27th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Patshull on 7 March 1860 during a French invasion scare and commanded it in the rank of captain 4 5 Legacy EditThis article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article s subject matter Please help improve this section by clarifying or removing indiscriminate details If importance cannot be established the section is likely to be moved to another article pseudo redirected or removed Find sources William Legge 5th Earl of Dartmouth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1876 Lord Dartmouth leased 22 7 ha of estate land at Cooper s Hill to the West Bromwich Improvements Commissioners for the creation of Dartmouth Park Initially the land was rented at a nominal 1 per year for 99 years Following a design competition that attracted seven entries the original park scheme was set out by John Maclean of Donnington Leicestershire and included a cricket pitch ornamental water feature and grand carriageway Dartmouth Park was opened to the public on 3 June 1878 at a cost of 2 500 From 1879 to 1881 West Bromwich Albion F C used it as an additional football ground In 1919 the freehold to the park was awarded to the people of West Bromwich Notes Edit PEER S CURIOUS PRIVILEGE Goulburn Evening Penny Post New South Wales Australia 6 April 1912 p 4 EVENING Retrieved 3 June 2018 via National Library of Australia Dartmouth s family has a curious privilege the right to fly the Stars and Stripes The flag often waves over beautiful Patshull which is described so admirably by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler in that brilliant novel Concerning Isabel Carnaby The right to fly the American flag comes to the Legges because of their kinship with George Washington Lord Dartmouth has also some noble Italian blood in his veins His family name of Legge was once Da Lega No 21366 The London Gazette 12 October 1852 p 2665 K D Reynolds Legge Augusta countess of Dartmouth 1822 1900 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 12 March 2017 Westlake p 216 Monthly Army List References EditBurke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 100th Edn London 1953 Ray Westlake Tracing the Rifle Volunteers Barnsley Pen and Sword 2010 ISBN 978 1 84884 211 3 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Legge 5th Earl of Dartmouth Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of DartmouthParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHon George AnsonViscount Ingestre Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire1849 1853 With Hon George Anson 1837 1853Hon Edward Littleton 1853 Succeeded byHon Edward LittletonEarl of UxbridgeHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Lord Wrottesley Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire1887 1891 Succeeded byThe Earl of DartmouthPeerage of Great BritainPreceded byWilliam Legge Earl of Dartmouth1853 1891 Succeeded byWilliam Legge This biography of an earl in the peerage of Great Britain is 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