Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart


The Earl of Dysart
An Unknown Gentleman, called Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart (1649-1727), c. 1660, by Peter Lely
Coat of arms
Arms of Tollemache: Argent a fret Sable
Arms of Tollemache: Argent a fret Sable
PredecessorElizabeth, 2nd Countess of Dysart
SuccessorLionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
BornLionel Tollemache
(1649-01-30)30 January 1649
Helmingham Hall
Died23 February 1727(1727-02-23) (aged 78)
BuriedSt. Mary's Church, Helmingham, Suffolk
52°10′25″N 1°12′09″E / 52.1735°N 1.2024°E / 52.1735; 1.2024
Noble familyTollemache
Spouse(s)
Grace Wilbraham
(m. 1680)
Parents
OccupationPolitician

Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart (30 January 1649 – 23 February 1727), styled Lord Huntingtower from 1651 to 1698, was a British Tory politician and peer. A Member of Parliament at Westminster, he inherited Scottish peerages and was briefly Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk from 1703 to 1705.[1]

  1. ^ Hayton, D. W. (2002). "Tollemache, Lionel, 3rd Earl of Dysart [S] (1649-1727), of Helmingham, Suff.". In Hayton, D.; Cruickshanks, E.; Handley, S (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, – via The History of Parliament Online.