SACKVILLE, Thomas (1535/6-1608), of Buckhurst, nr. East Grinstead, Suss. and Sackville House (later Dorset House), Fleet Street, London.

Family and Education

b. 1535 /6, prob. 1st s. of Sir Richard Sackville by Winifred, da. of Sir John Brydges of London. educ. Sullington (?Lullington) g.s.; ?Hart Hall, Oxf., ?St. John’s, Camb.; I. Temple 1555, called; Camb. MA 1571; Oxf. incorp. 1592. m. Cecily (d.1615), da. of Sir John Baker, of London and Sissinghurst, Kent, 4s. inc. Robert 3da.; ?1s. illegit. suc. fa. Apr. 1566. Kntd. and; cr. Baron of Buckhurst 8 June 1567; KG 1589; Earl of Dorset 1604.

Offices Held

J.p. Kent, Suss. from 1559; feodary, duchy of Lancaster lands in Suss. 1561; jt. ld. lt. Suss. 1569; commr. trial Duke of Norfolk 1572; ambassador to France 1571 – 72, 1591, to Netherlands 1587, 1598; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1572, 1584, 1586, 1589,1593, 1597; custos rot. Suss. c. 1573 – d.; PC 1586; commr. trial Mary Queen of Scots 1586; high steward, Winchester c. 1590; chief butler, England 1590; jt. commr. of great seal Nov. 1591 – May 1592; chancellor, Oxf. Univ. 1591; ld. treasurer 1599; ld. high steward for trial of the Earl of Essex Feb. 1601; jt. commr. for office of earl marshal 1601.CP; DNB; C142/145/11; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 95; Harl. 1776, f. 48; DL41/23; SP12/59, f. 200 seq.; Somerville, Duchy, i. 619; Hants RO, Winchester 1st bk. of ordinances; Leycester Corresp. (Cam. Soc. xxvii), 364, 378; LJ, i. 703; ii. 62, 113, 145, 168, 191; CSP Dom. 1581–90, p. 702; Howell, State Trials, i. col. 1333; Nichols, Progresses Eliz. iii. 149–167.

Parlimentarian

SACKVILLE, Thomas (1535/36-1608), of London.

Main residences: Buckhurst, nr. East Grinstead, Suss.; Sackville House (later Dorset House), Fleet Street, London.

Author

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

SACKVILLE, Thomas (1535/6-1608)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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