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Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 18 May 1701
Died: 8 August 1750
Conflict: Jacobite rising of 1745
Place of birth: Chichester
Place of death: Godalming
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Charles
Family name: Lennox
Father: Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
Mother: Anne Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
Spouse: Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox
Child: Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland, Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, Lord George Lennox, Louisa Conolly, Sarah Lennox, Charles Lennox, Earl of March, Lady Cecily Lennox
Sibling: Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle, Louisa Berkeley, Countess of Berkeley
Occupation: cricketer, politician, military officer
Position held: member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain, Master of the Horse (England)
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Order of the Garter
described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
languages spoken, written or signed: English
member of: Royal Society of London
member of sports team: Sussex county cricket teams
military branch: British Army
noble title: Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox
number of children: 12
place of burial: Chichester Cathedral
sport: cricket