William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
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William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth , known to the public under the name William Dartmouth , MEP (born September 23, 1949 in London ), is a British politician of the UK Independence Party and nobleman . Until 1997 he held the courtesy title Viscount Lewisham .
Life
Legge is a maternal grandchild of the author Dame Barbara Cartland . Diana Spencer was his stepsister. Legge attended Eton College and Christ Church College , Oxford . He graduated from Harvard Business School .
After he inherited his title of nobility in 1997 on the death of his father Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth , he was a member of the House of Lords . With the House of Lords Act 1999 he lost his seat in parliament. Until 2007 he was a member of the Conservative Party .
Legge switched to the UK Independence Party . In 2009 he became a member of the European Parliament . In June 2009, he married former model Fiona Campbell, who was first married to Matt Handbury, the nephew of Rupert Murdoch . From a previous relationship with Claire Kavanagh he has a son, Gerald Glen Legge (* 2005). Since his son is out of wedlock, Legge's younger brother Rupert Legge (* 1951) is considered the probable heir ( Heir Presumptive ) of his title instead of him .
As an EU parliamentarian, Legge (listed as William ( The Earl of ) Dartmouth in the EU Parliament ) is a member of the Committee on International Trade and an alternate member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs .
Web links
- Official website of William Legge
- Entry on William Legge in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
- William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth, on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC: Conservative peer defects to UKIP
- ^ Entry on William Legge in the European Parliament 's database of deputies
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Legge |
Earl of Dartmouth 1997– |
current owner of the title |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Legge, William, 10th Earl of Dartmouth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dartmouth, William; Legge, William, Viscount Lewisham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Peer and Politician (UKIP), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |