Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
The Earl of Leicester | |
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 Thomas Coke, second Earl of Leicester, by Leslie Ward, 1883. | |
| 2nd Earl of Leicester | |
| In office 30 June 1842 – 24 January 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Coke |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Coke |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall | |
| In office 1870–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert William Fisher |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Spencer |
| Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk | |
| In office 1846–1906 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Wodehouse |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Coke |
| Father of the House of Lords | |
| In office 1906–1909 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Templemore |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1822 |
| Died | 24 January 1909 (aged 86) |
| Spouse(s) | Juliana Whitbread Georgina Cavendish |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation) Lady Anne Amelia Keppel |
Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester KG DL (26 December 1822 – 24 January 1909), known as Viscount Coke from 1837 to 1842, was a British peer.
Background
Leicester was the son of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by his second wife Lady Anne Amelia Keppel. He succeeded in the earldom on his father's death in 1842.
Public life
Lord Leicester served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk from 1846 to 1906 and was a member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall and Keeper of the Privy Seal. In 1873 he was made a Knight of the Garter.[2]
Family
Lord Leicester married firstly, Juliana Whitbread (1825–1870), daughter of Samuel Charles Whitbread and Hon. Julia Trevor (d. 1858), on 20 April 1843. They had nine children:
- Lady Julia Coke (1844–1931), married Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, and had issue.
- Lady Anne Coke (1845–1876), married Maj.-Gen. Edmund Manningham-Buller, son of Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet, and had issue.
- Lady Gertrude Coke (1847–1943), married Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore, and had issue.
- Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1848–1941)
- Lady Mary Coke (1849–1929), married William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth, and had issue.
- Lady Winifred Coke (1851–1940), married Robert Clements, 4th Earl of Leitrim, and had issue.
- Lady Margaret Coke (1852–1922), married Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper, and had issue.
- Lady Mildred Coke (1854–1941), married Thomas Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield, and had issue.
- Lt.-Col. Wenman Coke (1855–1931), died unmarried.
Lord Leicester married secondly, the honourable Georgina Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham, on 26 August 1875. They had six children:
- Major Hon. Richard Coke (1876–1964), married Hon. Doreen O'Brian, daughter of Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron of Inchiquin, and had issue.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Edward Coke (1879–1944), died unmarried.
- Hon. Sir John Spencer Coke (1880–1957), married Hon. Dorothy Lawson, daughter of Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, and had issue.
- Captain Hon. Reginald Coke (1883–1969), married Katherine Ryder, granddaughter of Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby, and had issue.
- Commander Hon. Lovel William Coke (1893–1966), died unmarried.
- Mabel Coke (c. 1895–1967), married James Luddington.
Notes
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1967, p.669
- ^ Clarke, Ernest (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
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