Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet

Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (Lord Thanet) (1733–1786) was an English nobleman.^[1]

Life

He was the second son of Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet. Tufton received his early education at Westminster School.^[1] He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1753 to 1786.

Family

Mary Sackville, portrait by Ozias Humphry

Tufton married Mary Sackville, daughter of Lord John Sackville, in 1767. They had five sons and two daughters:^[2]

• Elizabeth (died 1768)
• Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet
• Charles Tufton, 10th Earl of Thanet
• Caroline (born 1771), who married Joseph Foster Barham
• John Tufton, a noted cricketer
• Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet
• Edward William (1777–1786), who died by drowning.

Arms

Coat of arms of Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet

Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest A Sea Lion sejant Argent. Escutcheon Sable an Eagle displayed Ermine within a Bordure Argent. Supporters On either side an Eagle Ermine. Motto Ales Volat Propriis (The bird flies to its own)[3]