Family and Education
b. 30 Aug. 1644, 4th s. of John, 2nd Earl of Thanet; bro. of Hon. Richard Tufton and Hon. Sackville Tufton. educ. travelled abroad (France, Low Countries) 1660-3. m. 14 Aug. 1684, Lady Catharine Cavendish, da. and coh. of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, 3s. d.v.p. 5da. suc. bro. as 6th Earl of Thanet 8 Mar. 1684.
Offices Held
Dep. lt. Suss. 1670 – ?84; commr. for assessment, Westmld. 1673 – 74, Suss. 1673 – 80, recusants, Westmld. 1675; sheriff, Westmld. 1684 – d.; recorder, Canterbury 1684 – Feb. 1688, Appleby 1685 – Oct. 1688; j.p. Cumb. 1685 – May 1688, Oct. 1688–96, 1700–?d., Westmld. 1702–?d., custos rot. Cumb. 1685 – June 1688, 1714 – 15, Westmld. 1702 – 06, May-Nov. 1714; ld. lt. Cumb. and Westmld. 1685 – 87, 1712–14.
Groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of York 1675 – ?84; col. of horse 1685 – 86; member, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 1701; PC 20 Mar. 1703 – May 1707, 13 Dec. 1711-Sept. 1714.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Cadborough, Suss.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
TUFTON, Hon. Thomas (1644-1729)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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