| Authorised form of name | Sackville; Richard (1622 - 1677); 5th Earl of Dorset; politician |
| Dates | 1622 - 1677 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Dorset House, London, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 16 September 1622 |
| Place of death | Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 27 August 1677 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Withyham, Sussex, England, Europe |
| Activity | Career:
MP for East Grinstead (1640-1643); imprisoned by Parliament (1642) and fined £1500 (1644); Commissioner of the Militia for Middlesex (1660); joint Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex (1660-1670); joint Lord Lieutenant of Sussex (1670-1677); Member of the Commission for the Trial of the Regicides
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/05/1665 |
| Age at election | 42 |
| Proposer | James Compton |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1672-1673 |
| Relationships | Parents: Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset, and Mary Curzon; succeeded his father as 5th Earl of Dorset (1652)
Married: Frances Cranfield (later married Henry Powle (FRS 1663)
Children: 13 overall, including Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (FRS 1699)
Additional relatives: Sir George Lane, Viscount Lanesborough (FRS 1662) |
| OtherInfo | As member of the Council of the Royal Society, he attended one meeting and was otherwise not particularly active in the day-to-day workings. At the Restoration, he chaired the committee in charge of receiving Charles II. Otherwise, he dispayed interest in poetry and literature and was reported by John Aubrey (FRS 1663) to have translated a work from French. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (Sackville, Edward); Aubrey; Hunter
Notes:
Sat Parliament as Baron Buckhurst from 1640-1643. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/70314248 |
| Code | NA8387 |