Humphry Legge, 8th Earl of Dartmouth, (14 March 1888 – 16 October 1962) was a

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and police officer.

Biography

Legge was the youngest son of the

William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth, (6 May 1851 – 11 March 1936), styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British Peerage, British peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberla ...

. During the

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, he served as a

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with the

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and was awarded the

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in 1919 and

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. On 10 April 1923, he married Roma Ernestine Horlick, the eldest daughter of Sir Ernest Horlick, 2nd Baronet. Together they had two children,

Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth Gerald Humphry Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth FCA (26 April 1924 – 14 December 1997), styled Viscount Lewisham between 1958 and 1962, was a British peer and businessman. Background and education Legge was the only son of Humphry Legge, 8th Ea ...

(1924–1997), and Hon. Heather Margaret Mary (born 1925, married

Rognvald Herschell, 3rd Baron Herschell Rognvald Richard Farrer Herschell, 3rd Baron Herschell (13 September 1923 – 26 October 2008) was a British hereditary peer and politician. Life He succeeded his father to the peerage in 1929, and thus enjoyed his peerage for 79 years. He l ...

). In 1932, Legge was appointed chief constable of

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after having been assistant chief constable of

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from 1928 to 1932. In the 1946 New Years Honours, Legge was awarded the King's Police and Fire Services Medal (KPFSM). In 1947, he was appointed a

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. He retired as Chief Constable in 1953. In 1958, he inherited his brother's titles and died four years later, being succeeded by his son

Gerald Gerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name. An Old English equivalent name was Garweald, the likely original ...

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* 1888 births 1962 deaths British Chief Constables Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 8 Royal Navy officers English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal Royal Navy officers of World War I

Humphry Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to: People First name * Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician * Humphry Bowen (1929–20 ...

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