Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset

The Duke of Dorset
1719 portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
23 June 1730 – 9 April 1737
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byEarl Granville
Succeeded byDuke of Devonshire
Lord President of the Council
In office
3 January 1745 – 17 June 1751
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byEarl of Harrington
Succeeded byEarl Granville
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
15 December 1750 – 2 April 1755
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byEarl of Harrington
Succeeded byMarquess of Hartington
Personal details
Born(1688-01-18)18 January 1688
Dorset, England
Died10 October 1765(1765-10-10) (aged 77)
Knole, Kent
Spouse
(m. 1709)
Children
Parents

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset KG PC (18 January 1688 – 10 October 1765) was an English peer and politician who served as Lord President of the Council from 1745 to 1751. He also twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737 and again from 1750 to 1755.


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