Lionel Kennedy Legge | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 80) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Spouse | Dorothy Haskell Porcher |
| Alma mater | College of Charleston Columbia University (J.D.) |
Justice Legge and his wife restored and then occupied 99-101 East Bay Street on Charleston's Rainbow Row.
Lionel K. Legge (1889-1970) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.[1] He was the president of the Charleston County Bar starting in 1940.[2] 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.[3] He is buried at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[4]
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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