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English politician and nobleman
John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet
(7 August 1638 – 27 April 1680), styled
The Honourable John Tufton
until 1679, was an English politician and nobleman.
Tufton was the second son of
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
, by Lady Margaret, daughter of
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
and
Lady Anne Clifford
. Through his father, he was a great-great-grandson of
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
.
He was educated at
Eton
and
Queen's College, Oxford
.
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He succeeded his elder brother
Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet
in the earldom and entered the
House of Lords
in November 1679.
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Lord Thanet died unmarried in April 1680, aged 41. He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother,
Richard
.
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He was also the hereditary
High Sheriff of Westmorland
from 1679 to 1680.
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