Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough (1680 – 20 July 1750) was a British peer

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He was appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Anne

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 in 1705. In 1708, he was returned as Member of Parliament

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 for Rutland

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, holding the seat until 1710. In 1714, his appointment as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was renewed by George I

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. He was appointed deputy lieutenant

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 of Rutland

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 in 1715. Sherard succeeded his cousin Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough

Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough

Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough was a British peer and Member of Parliament....

 to the earldom in 1732, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Rutland

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 in 1733. In 1744, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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He married Anne Pedley, by whom :

• Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough (1709–1770)
• Hon. John Sherard (d. 27 August 1746), unmarried, barrister, lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard
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• Rev. Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough (1719–1799)
• Lt. Hon. Daniel Sherard, RN (17 June 1722 – June 1744)
• Lt-Gen. Philip Sherard (1 March 1726/7 – 14 September 1790), unmarried
• Lady Dorothy Sherard, married Rev. James Torkington, and had issue
• Lady Lucy Sherard (d. 29 April 1781), unmarried
• Lady Susan Sherard (d. December 1765), unmarried
• Lady Ursula Sherard (d. September 1745), unmarried

Upon his death in 1750, he was succeeded by Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough.