Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
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Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (December 26, 1822–January 24, 1909) was a British peer, the son of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham.
He married firstly, Juliana Whitbread, a granddaughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, on 20 April 1843. They had nine children:
- Lady Julia Coke (1844–1931), married Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt and had issue.
- Lady Anne Coke (1845–1876), married Maj.-Gen. Edmund Manningham-Buller, son of Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet and had issue.
- Lady Gertrude Coke (1847–1943), married Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore and had issue.
- Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1848–1941)
- Lady Mary Coke (1849–1929), married William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth and had issue.
- Lady Winifred Coke (1851–1940), married Robert Clements, 4th Earl of Leitrim and had issue.
- Lady Margaret Coke (1852–1922), married Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper and had issue.
- Lady Mildred Coke (1854–1941), married Thomas Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield and had issue.
- Lt.-Col. Wenman Coke (1855–1931), died unmarried.
Lord Leicester married secondly, Hon. Georgina Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham, on 26 August 1875. They had six children:
- Major Hon. Richard Coke (1876–1964), married Hon. Doreen O'Brian, daughter of Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron of Inchiquin and had issue.
- Lt.-Col. Hon. Edward Coke (1879–1944), died unmarried.
- Hon. Sir John Spencer Coke (1880–1957), married Hon. Dorothy Lawson, daughter of Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham and had issue.
- Captain Hon. Reginald Coke (1883–1969), married Katherine Ryder, granddaughter of Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby and had issue.
- Commander Hon. Lovel William Coke (1893–1966), died unmarried.
- Mabel Coke (c. 1895–1967), married James Luddington.
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