John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester

John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, PC (14 February 1680 – 27 September 1737) was a British MP and Privy Councillor during the Georgian era.

Life

He was born and died at his family home of Penshurst Place in Kent and is buried at Penshurst. He was one of the five sons of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester (1649–1702) by Lady Elizabeth Egerton (1653–1709), the daughter of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater.

John inherited the earldom from his brother, Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester, in 1705. Before inheriting the title he was briefly a member of the House of Commons as MP for Brackley. Their younger brother Jocelyn Sidney followed as 7th Earl of Leicester.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Charles Egerton John James	Member of Parliament for Brackley 1705 With: Charles Egerton	Succeeded by Charles Egerton Harry Mordaunt
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Ormonde	Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1717–1727	Succeeded by The Duke of Dorset
Preceded by The 1st Earl of Rockingham	Lord Lieutenant of Kent 1724–1737	Succeeded by The 2nd Earl of Rockingham
Preceded by Lord Stanhope	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1725–1731	Succeeded by The Earl of Ashburnham
Preceded by The Viscount Lonsdale	Constable of the Tower of London Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1731–1737	Vacant Title next held by The Lord Cornwallis
Peerage of England
Preceded by Philip Sidney	Earl of Leicester 1705–1737	Succeeded by Jocelyn Sidney