Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
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political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
. He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex was an English poet and courtier.-Early Life:He was son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset...
and the former Lady Mary Compton
Mary Compton
Mary Compton was a member of Queen Mary II's court.She was styled Lady Mary Compton, and then Countess of Dorset.-Hampton Court Beauties:Mary was one of the Hampton Court Beauties painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary II....
, younger daughter of the 3rd Earl of Northampton
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton , known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician....
. 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.
He married Elizabeth Colyear, the daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Colyear (brother of the 1st Earl of Portmore
David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore
General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar-Military career:...
), in January 1709. Their sons were:
- Charles, Earl of MiddlesexCharles Sackville, 2nd Duke of DorsetCharles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC was a British nobleman, politician, and cricketer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765.-Early life:...
(later 2nd Duke of Dorset) - Lord John SackvilleLord John SackvilleLord John Philip Sackville was the second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset...
(father of the 3rd Duke of DorsetJohn Sackville, 3rd Duke of DorsetJohn Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset...
) - Lord George Sackville (later Lord George Germain and 1st Viscount Sackville)
Dorset served twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, from 1731 to 1737 and again from 1751 to 1755. In 1739, at the foundation of the Foundling Hospital
Foundling Hospital
The Foundling Hospital in London, England was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children." The word "hospital" was used in a more general sense than it is today, simply...
, he was one of that charity's original governors. Sackville Street
Sackville Street
Sackville Street may refer to:*Sackville Street , a street in central Manchester, England and also the name of a large, historic building on that street...
, the main thoroughfare in Dublin City, was named in his honour; although the name was changed to O'Connell Street in 1924,his name survives in nearby Sackville Place.
Horace Walpole gave this sketch of his character : "with the greatest dignity in his appearance, he was in private the greatest lover of buffoonery and low company.. he was never thought to have wanted a tendency to power, in whosever hands it was".