The Honorable Heneage Legge was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, on 3 July 1845. His father was William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth. His mother was Hon Frances Barrington, daughter of the Reverend George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass. He was the 13th child out of 15. In 1863 he joined the army as an ensign and lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and exchanged to the 9th Lancers in 1873 with the rank of captain. He served in the Second Afghan War of 1879-80 with the 9th Lancers and was awarded a brevet majority. He commanded the regiment from 1 July 1887 until 18 Dec 1890, and retired from the army with the rank of colonel. He entered parliament as a Conservative MP in 1900 and in 1906 was appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He died on 1 November 1911. He was never married.
1863 Ensign and Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 11 Sep
1866 Lieutenant and Captain Coldstream Guards 11 Dec
1873 Captain in the 9th Lancers
1880 Brevet Major 29 April
1881 Major 1 July
1884 Lieutenant-Colonel 15 Dec
1887 Commanding 9th Lancers 1 July
1888 Colonel 15 Dec
1900 MP for St George’s Hanover Sq. until 1906
1906 Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
1911 Died 1 November
