Henry Bilson-Legge

Henry Bilson-Legge
Bilson-Legge seated wearing black silk robes and long wig (oil on canvas portrait)
Henry Bilson-Legge dressed in the robes of state for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Portrait by William Hoare
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
6 April 1754 – 25 November 1755
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded bySir William Lee
Succeeded bySir George Lyttelton, Bt
In office
16 November 1756 – 13 April 1757
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Devonshire
Preceded bySir George Lyttelton, Bt
Succeeded byThe Lord Mansfield
In office
2 July 1757 – 19 March 1761
Monarchs
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded byThe Lord Mansfield
Succeeded byThe Viscount Barrington
Personal details
Born(1708-05-29)29 May 1708
Died23 August 1764(1764-08-23) (aged 56)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
SpouseMary, Lady Stawell (later Countess of Hillsborough)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Henry Bilson-Legge PC FRS (29 May 1708 – 23 August 1764) was an English statesman. He notably served three times as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1750s and 1760s.