Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke Of Dorset (
January 18,
1688 -
October 10,
1765) was an
English political leader and
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Lionel was the son of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and Mary Compton Sackville. He married Elizabeth Colyear, the daughter of General Walter Colyear, in January of
1709. Their sons included Charles, John Philip, and
George (1716-1785). Lord Sackville served twice as the King's representative (Lord Lieutenant) in Ireland, from
1731 to
1737 and again in
1751-
1755.
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