Lionel Kennedy Legge | |
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Associate Justice of South Carolina | |
In office 1954 – December 1961 | |
Preceded by | Edward Ladson Fishburne |
Succeeded by | Thomas P. Bussey |
Personal details | |
Born | December 11, 1889 |
Died | July 22, 1970 (1970-07-23) (aged 80) Charleston, South Carolina |
Spouse | Dorothy Haskell Porcher |
Alma mater | College of Charleston Columbia University (J.D.) |
Lionel K. Legge (1889-1970) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was the president of the Charleston County Bar starting in 1940. Justice Legge and his wife, Dorothy Haskell Porcher Legge, undertook the first restoration of Charleston's historic Rainbow Row homes in 1931 and made 99-101 East Bay Street their home. He is buried at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
References
- "Justice Legge Dies Here At 80". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. July 23, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- "Lionel Legge Heads Lawyers". Evening Post. Charleston, South Carolina. April 6, 1940. p. 11.
- "Building in July Totaled $90,726". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. August 4, 1931. p. 12.
- "Lionel Kennedy Legge (1889-1970)". Find a Grave. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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