John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet (7 August 1638 – 27 April 1680), styled The Honourable John Tufton until 1679, was an English politician and nobleman. Tufton was the second son of

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, by Lady Margaret, daughter of

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and

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. Through his father, he was a great-great-grandson of

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. He was educated at Eton and

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.thepeerage.com John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet
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Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet (7 August 1631 – 24 November 1679), styled Lord Tufton until 1664, was an English nobleman. Tufton was the eldest son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, and Lady Margaret, daughter of Richard Sackville ...

in the earldom and entered the

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in November 1679. Lord Thanet died unmarried in April 1680, aged 41. He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother,

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. He was also the hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1679 to 1680.

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1638 births 1680 deaths 17th-century English nobility People educated at Eton College Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford High sheriffs of Westmorland Earls of Thanet Barons de Clifford {{England-earl-stub