Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, 1st Earl of Dorset, Lord High Treasurer, 1st Baron Buckhurst, later 1st Earl of Dorset, Lord Treasurer of England, poet and dramatist, Poet and statesman, Baron Buckhurst, 9th Earl De La Warr, Labour politician, Minister of Agriculture, Lord Privy Seal, Postmaster General, Mayor of Bexhill-on-Sea
Dates: 1536-1608
Biography
English courtier, poet, politician, and statesman who became 1st Earl of Dorset in 1604.
Notes / Sources
The title and manor link are stated in the Hutchins account.
Research sources:
- John Hutchins, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., vol. 2, p. 264, reproduced in the Abbots Wootton descent account. — https://www.freshford.com/abbots/abbots%20pdf.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sackville,_1st_Earl_of_Dorset
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