Arthur Kaye Legge
British Royal Navy admiral
Died when: 68 years 199 days (822 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Admiral Sir Arthur Kaye Legge KCB (25 October 1766 – 12 May 1835) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served in three wars and commanded ships in several campaigns.
Known as a brave officer and an effective commander, Legge was given several very important postings in the latter part of his career as a rear-admiral, serving in command at Cadiz during the Peninsula War.
After retirement, Legge entered royal service, and was in the procession at the funeral of King George III.A very wealthy man, Legge never married, and when he died in 1835 he left large sums of money to his domestic staff.
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