Family and Education
b. 30 Aug. 1644, 4th s. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet, and Margaret (1614-76), da. and coh. of Richard Sackville†, 3rd earl of Dorset; bro. Nicholas Tufton, 3rd earl of John Tufton, 4th earl of Richard Tufton, 5th earl of Thanet and Hon. Sackville Tufton‡; educ. travelled abroad (France, Low Countries) 1660-3; m. 14 Aug. 1684 (with £12,000) Add. 70503, f. 93. Catherine (1665-1712), da. and coh. Henry Cavendish, 2nd duke of Newcastle, 3s. d.v.p., 5da. d. 30 July 1729; will 31 July 1721 – 4 Feb. 1729, pr. 24 Jan. 1730. TNA, PROB 11/635.
Offices Held
Groom of the bedchamber, James* [1665], duke of York 1675 – 84; commr. Greenwich Hosptial 1695; PC 20 Mar. 1703 – May 1707, 13 Dec. 1711 – Sept. 1714.
Dep. lt., Suss. 1670 – ?84; sheriff (hered.), Westmld. 1684-d.; recorder, Canterbury 1684 – 87, Appleby 1685 – 88; ld. lt. Cumb. and Westmld. 1685 – 87; custos rot., Cumb. 1685 – 87, 1714 – 15, Westmld. 1702 – 06, May-Nov. 1714.
Capt., tp. of horse 20 June – 27 July 1685; col., 27 July 1685 – 24 Oct. 1686.
Mbr. SPG 1701.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
oil on canvas by S. Pietersz. Verelst, c.1685, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria; oil on panel by J. Richardson the elder, 1719, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria.
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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