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Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex

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Name
  
Thomas 1st

Died
  
October 30, 1715

Role
  
Baron Dacre

Spouse
  
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex (m. 1674)

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Anne Lennard - Countess, Barbara Palmer - 1st Duchess, Charles II of England

Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex & 15th Baron Dacre, (13 May 1654 – 30 October 1715) was a British peer. He became Earl of Sussex in 1674 when he married Lady Anne Palmer. The Baron Dacre title became abeyant in 1715 following his death.

Cricket

Lennard was a supporter of cricket which developed into a major sport during his lifetime. His 1677 accounts include an item which refers to £3 being paid to him when he went to a cricket match being played at "ye Dicker" (sic), which was then a common in the vicinity of Hailsham in East Sussex.

References

Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex Wikipedia