The Duke of Dorset | |
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 1719 portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 23 June 1730 – 9 April 1737 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Duke of Devonshire |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 3 January 1745 – 17 June 1751 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Earl of Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Earl Granville |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 15 December 1750 – 2 April 1755 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Earl of Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Marquess of Hartington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1688 Dorset, England |
| Died | 10 October 1765 (aged 77) Knole, Kent |
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Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset KG PC (18 January 1688 – 10 October 1765) was an English peer and politician who served as Lord President of the Council from 1745 to 1751. He also twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737 and again from 1750 to 1755.