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  Earl of Dartmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Earl of Dartmouth was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1711 for William Legge, 2nd Baron Dartmouth, who was then Secretary of State for the Southern Department.
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Lewisham (1711) and Baron Dartmouth (1682), the latter in the Peerage of England.
William Legge, 2nd Baron Dartmouth (1672-1750) (became 1st Earl of Dartmouth in 1711)
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 William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (June 20,1731 - July 7,1801) was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution.
William Legge, the Second Earl of Dartmouth, was one of the most influential and highly placed Methodists of his time.
Legge was born in 1731 and suceeded his grandfather, the first Earl, to the peerage in 1750 at the age of nineteen.
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 William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (June 20, 1731 - July 7, 1801) was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution.
For King George III, Legge was the 2nd Secretary of State for the Colonies, serving from 1772 to 1775.
He was a large donor to and the leading trustee for the English trust which would finance the establishment of Dartmouth College, formed to educate the children of the natives and of 'English youth' in the New Hampshire wilderness.
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Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven was the son of Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Caroline Wyndham.
Charlotte Legge was the daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth and Frances Catherine Nicoll.
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth was the son of George Legge, Viscount Lewisham and Elizabeth Kaye.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2743
She married George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth, son of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth and Frances Catherine Nicoll, on 24 September 1782.
She married Sir William Bagot, 2nd Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley, son of Sir William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley and Elizabeth Louisa St.
William Paget was the son of Sir Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and Jane Champagne.
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 All words on Dartmouth College
In 1819, Dartmouth College was the subject of the historic Dartmouth College case, in which the State of New Hampshire attempted to amend the College's royal charter to make the school a public university.
Dartmouth is governed by its Board of Trustees, which includes the college President, the state Governor, seven other (Charter) trustees nominated by the board itself, and seven (Alumni) trustees selected by the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College, a body created in 1854 that represents over 60,000 alumni.
Dartmouth College Alumni Gymnasium, the center of athletic life at Dartmouth, is home of the Dartmouth College Aquatic facilities, basketball courts, squash and racket ball courts, indoor track, fencing lanes as well as a rowing training center.
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 Articles - Dartmouth College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dartmouth is recognized as one of the most unwired colleges in the U.S. thanks to its wireless campus.
Dartmouth alumni are famously involved in their college, from Daniel Webster to the many donors in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Dartmouth was made the ninth colonial college when it was given a royal charter by King George III in 1769, mostly as a result of the efforts of Eleazar Wheelock, a Puritan minister, and his patron, Royal Governor John Wentworth.
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Dartmouth's motto is Vox Clamantis in Deserto, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness" (a reference to John the Baptist as well as to the college's location on what was once the frontier of European settlement).
Dartmouth is governed by its private Trustees, which include the college President, the state Governor, seven (Charter) trustees nominated by the board itself, and seven (Alumni) trustees selected by the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College, a body created in 1854 representing over 60,000 alumni.
Dartmouth College comprises the undergraduate college of roughly 5,000 students as well as a small graduate school, and three other professional institutes, the Dartmouth Medical School (1797), the Thayer School of Engineering (1867), and the Tuck School of Business (1900).
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 Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of, Viscount Lewisham, Baron Dartmouth of Dartmouth --  Britannica Concise ...
Dartmouth, a devout evangelical Anglican, befriended the Methodist John Wesley and the Quaker John Fothergill.
Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of, Viscount Lewisham, Baron Dartmouth of Dartmouth.
Thomas Sackville, the 1st earl of Dorset, and an English statesman, poet, and dramatist, is remembered largely for his share in two achievements of significance in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama: the collection Mirror for Magistrates (1563), probably the most important work between the periods of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser, and the...
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 Secretary of State for the Colonies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Previously those responsibilities had fallen to the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, who was responsible for Southern England, Wales, Ireland, the American colonies, and relations with the Catholic and Muslim states of Europe.
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (August 27, 1772 - January 25, 1776)
Until 1925, when the office of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created, the Colonial Office had responsibility for all British colonies and dominions besides India, which had its own Secretary of State.
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 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (June 9, 1699 - January 8, 1702)
Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (1705 - June 12, 1711)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (August 31, 1772 - November 10, 1775) (also Secretary of State for the Colonies)
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 Dartmouth College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dartmouth was strictly a men's college until 1972/, when women were first admitted as full-time students and undergraduate degree candidates.
Dartmouth College comprises the undergraduate college of roughly 4,000 students as well as a small graduate school and three other professional institutes, the Dartmouth Medical School (1797), the Thayer School of Engineering (1867), and the Tuck School of Business (1900).
Dartmouth is now in second place, only behind Army, to whom Dartmouth lost in the second week of the season.
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 President of the Board of Trade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (November 1, 1748 - March 21, 1761)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (April 20, 1763 - September 9, 1763)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (July 20, 1765 - August 16, 1766)
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 Articles - West Bromwich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth had his seat at Sandwell Hall.
Legge was unusual as an aristocrat of this period by being a Methodist and attending the Wednesbury Methodist meetings, where fellow Methodist - many of them colliers and drovers - knew him as "Brother Earl".
West Bromwich was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1066, the name meaning "the little village on the heath of broom".
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William Leefe Robinson - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation William Leefe Robinson.
William Leefe Robinson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 21 years old, and a Lieutenant in the No. 39 Squadron RFC, The Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
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 Mortal History of Halifax
In 1750, 'Dartmouth' was founded, named for the town of Dartmouth, England, and in honour of Sir William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, keeper of the privy seal.
In 1752 the first ferry between Halifax and Dartmouth was established.
A hail of red-hot steel rained down on the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, remains of the Mont Blanc.
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In the Legg cutter (actually a tobacco-cutting machine), the leaf is forced through an aperture and cut into strips.
Tasters have a large glossary of terms for the evaluation of tea, but the less-demanding consumer drinks it as a thirst quencher and stimulant and for its distinctive sour-harsh taste.
Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, in 1834, to formulate a plan for tea cultivation.
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 Secretary of State for the Colonies
In 1854, military reforms led to the War Office and Colonial Office being split up, and the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies was recreated.
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (December 9, 1868 - July 6, 1870)
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (February 6, 1886 - July 20, 1886)
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 President of the Board of Trade - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth 1772-1775 (also Secretary of State for the Colonies)
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Lord Hawkesbury, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1796) 1786-1804 (also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
Richard le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty 1812-1818 (also Treasurer of the Navy[?])
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 WILLIAM LEGGE, 2ND EARL OF DARTMOUTH FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth facts and information
For King George_III, Legge was the 2nd Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies, serving from 1772 to 1775.
He was a large donor to and the leading trustee for the English trust which would finance the establishment of Dartmouth_College, formed to educate the children of the natives and of 'English youth' in the New_Hampshire wilderness.
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 Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of, Viscount Lewisham, Baron Dartmouth of Dartmouth --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of, Viscount Lewisham, Baron Dartmouth of Dartmouth --  Encyclopædia Britannica
"Dartmouth, William Legge, 2nd earl of, Viscount Lewisham, Baron Dartmouth of Dartmouth." Encyclopædia Britannica.
The William Tell Express is a historic trip through Switzerland, via paddle steamer and train.
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In 1750, "Dartmouth" was founded named for the town of Dartmouth, England, and in honour of Sir William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth.
In 1752 the first ferry between Halifax and Dartmouth was established, now the oldest, continuously running salt water ferry system in North America.
Today, Halifax is an exciting diversity of sights and attractions in a region rich in culture, romance and history.
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Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created, the Colonial Office had responsibility for all British colonies and dominions besides India, which had its own Secretary of State.
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 I23165: William Legge 1st Earl Of Dartmouth (14 OCT 1672 - 15 DEC 1750)
I23165: William Legge 1st Earl Of Dartmouth (14 OCT 1672 - 15 DEC 1750)
Spouses of William Legge 1st Earl Of Dartmouth
Descendants of William Legge 1st Earl Of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch
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 Dartmouth College - College and University Profile
Webster concluded his defense with the words It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college.
Famous graduates and students include former US Senator Daniel Webster, former Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, Theodor Seuss Geisel (later to become known as cartoonist and writer Dr. Seuss), and former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller of New York.
The funds for the college were raised by these ministers in England through an English trust whose benefactors and trustees included several prominent English statesmen, including King George III's Secretary of State for the Colonies in North America, William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, for whom Dartmouth College is named.
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William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth (b 14.10.1672, d 15.12.1750)
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 William Lee - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation William Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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William LeMessurier - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation William LeMessurier.
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The engineer responsible for the structural design of the Citicorp headquarters tower, in New York, (1977).
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