Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, Lord of Appleby, Baron Clifford, Lord of Brough, holder of Eytchden, Member of Parliament for Appleby, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York, Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland and Cumberland, Baron Tufton
Dates: 1644–1729
Biography
English nobleman of the Tufton family who succeeded to the Appleby lordship after the Clifford inheritance and was associated with the rebuilding and refurbishment of Appleby Castle as a residence.
Notes / Sources
The registry specifically identifies Thomas, the 6th Earl of Thanet, as Lord of Appleby after the lordship came into the hands of the Tuftons.
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