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Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
1765Oct, 10

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1688)
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (18 January 1688 – 10 October 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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