Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet

Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet (30 May 1640^{[citation needed]} or 1641^[1] – 8 March 1684), styled The Honourable Richard Tufton until 1680, was an English nobleman.

Tufton was the third son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. Through his father, he was a great-great-grandson of Lord Burghley.^{[citation needed]} He sat as Member of Parliament for Appleby from 1679 to 1680,^[2] when he succeeded his elder brother John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.^{[citation needed]} He also inherited the office of High Sheriff of Westmorland (1680–1684).

Lord Thanet died unmarried in March 1684 and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, Thomas.^{[citation needed]}

Coat of arms of Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet

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

References

1. leighrayment.com Peerage: Taaffe to Thynne^[usurped]
2. leighrayment.com House of Commons: Andover to Armagh South^[usurped]
3. Debrett, John (1838). Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. London: Macmillan. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-333-66093-5.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Hon. Thomas Tufton John Dalston	Member of Parliament for Appleby 1679–1680 With: Anthony Lowther	Succeeded by Anthony Lowther Hon. Sackville Tufton
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Francis Leke, Bt	Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury 1669–1681	Succeeded by Hon. Sackville Tufton
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Tufton	Earl of Thanet 1680–1684	Succeeded by Thomas Tufton