Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
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His Grace The Duke of Dorset KG PC |
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Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1719)
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 15 December 1750 – 2 April 1755 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Marquess of Hartington |
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In office 23 June 1730 – 9 April 1737 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carteret |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
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In office 3 January 1745 – 17 June 1751 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Henry Pelham |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Harrington |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
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18 January 1688 Dorset, United Kingdom |
| Died | 10 October 1765 (aged 77) Knole, United Kingdom |
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset KG PC (18 January 1688 – 10 October 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex and the former Lady Mary Compton, younger daughter of the 3rd Earl of Northampton. Styled Lord Buckhurst from birth, he succeeded his father as 7th Earl of Dorset and 2nd Earl of Middlesex in 1706, and was created Duke of Dorset in 1720.
Perhaps because he had been on a previous diplomatic mission to Hanover, he was chosen to inform George I of his accession to the Crown in August 1714. George I initially favoured him and numerous offices and honours were given to him: Privy Councillor, Knight of the Garter, Groom of the Stole, Lord Steward , Governor of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. At George I's coronation he carried the sceptre: at the coronation of George II he was Lord High Steward and carried St Edward's Crown. He quarreled with the King in 1717 and was told his services were no longer required, but was made a Duke three years later.
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