Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet explained

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. He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1753 to 1786.

Family

Tufton married Mary, 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sackville Tufton (1733-1786). Frandzen. Thomas . www.jamesboswell.info. 2009-02-27.
2. Book: Debrett's Peerage. I. 1825. M. Sherman. 133.
3. Book: Debrett, John . Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland . 1838 . Macmillan . London . 91. 978-0-333-66093-5 .