Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Leicester KG DL |
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Thomas Coke, second Earl of Leicester, by Leslie Ward, 1883.
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| 2nd Earl of Leicester | |
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In office 30 June 1842 – 24 January 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Coke |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Coke |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall | |
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In office 1870–1901 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert William Fisher |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Spencer |
| Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk | |
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In office 1846–1906 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Wodehouse |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Coke |
| Father of the House of Lords | |
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In office 1906–1909 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Templemore |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Nelson |
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| Born | 26 December 1822 |
| Died | 24 January 1909 (aged 86) |
| Spouse(s) | Juliana Whitbread Georgina Cavendish |
| Parents |
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation) Lady Anne Amelia Keppel |
Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester KG DL (26 December 1822 – 24 January 1909), known as Viscount Coke from 1837 to 1842, was a British peer.
Leicester was the son of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by his second wife Lady Anne Amelia Keppel. He succeeded in the earldom on his father's death in 1842.
Lord Leicester served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk from 1846 to 1906 and was a member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall and Keeper of the Privy Seal. In 1873 he was made a Knight of the Garter.
Lord Leicester married firstly, Juliana Whitbread (1825–1870), daughter of Samuel Charles Whitbread and Hon. Julia Trevor (d. 1858), on 20 April 1843. They had nine children:
Lord Leicester married secondly, Hon. Georgina Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham, on 26 August 1875. They had six children:
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