Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-3 of Legg Mason, Inc. of our report dated November 11, 2005, with respect
to the combined statements of financial condition of Citigroup Asset Management
Businesses to be Transferred as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related
combined statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, which report
appears in Exhibit 99.1 in the Form 8-K/A of Legg Mason, Inc. dated December 21,
2005, and to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firms" in such registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP


New York, New York
December 21, 2005