Lord Dartmouth (as Secretary of State for the Colonies)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_Dartmouth_(as_Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_Mary_Hall,_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate 20 June 1731
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Legge,_3rd_Earl_of_Dartmouth
gptkbp:deathDate 15 July 1801
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Legge,_2nd_Earl_of_Dartmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Dartmouth (as Secretary of State for the Colonies)
gptkbp:knownFor namesake of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
namesake of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Corresponded with colonial governors
Involved in response to the Intolerable Acts
Received the Olive Branch Petition
gptkbp:notableFor oversight of American colonies prior to the American Revolution
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Anne_Finch
gptkb:William_Legge,_1st_Earl_of_Dartmouth
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Hillsborough
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Catherine_Nicoll
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_George_Germain
gptkbp:termEnd November 1775
gptkbp:termStart August 1772
gptkbp:title gptkb:2nd_Earl_of_Dartmouth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wills_Hill,_Earl_of_Hillsborough
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7