Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet
Appearance
Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (Lord Thanet) (1733–1786) was an English nobleman.[1]
Life
He was the second son of
High Sheriff of Westmorland
from 1753 to 1786.
Family
Tufton married Mary, daughter of Lord John Sackville, in 1767. They had five sons and two daughters:[2]
- Elizabeth (died 1768)
- Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet
- Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet
- Caroline (born 1771), who married Joseph Foster Barham
- John Tufton, a noted cricketer
- Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet
- Edward William (1777–1786), who died by drowning.
References
- ^ a b Frandzen, Thomas. "Sackville Tufton (1733-1786)". www.jamesboswell.info. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. Vol. I. M. Sherman. 1825. p. 133.