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Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet

Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (Lord Thanet) (1733–1786) was an English nobleman.[1]

Life

He was the second son of Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet. Tufton received his early education at Westminster School.[1] He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1753 to 1786.

Family

Mary Sackville, portrait by Ozias Humphry

Tufton married Mary, daughter of Lord John Sackville, in 1767. They had five sons and two daughters:[2]

Arms

Coat of arms of Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Sea Lion sejant Argent.
Escutcheon
Sable an Eagle displayed Ermine within a Bordure Argent.
Supporters
On either side an Eagle Ermine.
Motto
Ales Volat Propriis (The bird flies to its own)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Frandzen, Thomas. "Sackville Tufton (1733-1786)". www.jamesboswell.info. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage. Vol. I. M. Sherman. 1825. p. 133.
  3. ^ Debrett, John (1838). Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. London: Macmillan. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-333-66093-5.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Thanet
1753–1786 		Succeeded by


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