| The Earl of Leicester | |
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Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, by Leslie Ward, 1883. |
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| Born | 26 December 1822 |
| Died | 24 January 1909 (aged 86) |
| Term | 30 June 1842 - 24 January 1909 (66 years, 208 days) |
| Spouse | Juliana Whitbread Georgina Cavendish |
Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester KG (26 December 1822–24 January 1909), known as Viscount Coke from 1837 to 1842, was a British peer.
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Leicester was the son of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by his second wife Lady Anne Amelia Keppel. He succeeded in the earldom on his father's death in 1842.
Lord Leicester served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk from 1846 to 1906 and was a member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall and Keeper of the Privy Seal. In 1873 he was made a Knight of the Garter.
Lord Leicester married firstly, Juliana Whitbread (d. 1870), a granddaughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, on 20 April 1843. They had nine children:
Lord Leicester married secondly, the Honourable Georgina Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham, on 26 August 1875. They had six children:
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Wodehouse |
Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk 1846–1906 |
Succeeded by Viscount Coke |
| Preceded by The Lord Templemore |
Father of the House of Lords 1906–1909 |
Succeeded by The Earl Nelson |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by Herbert William Fisher |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall 1870–1901 |
Succeeded by The Earl Spencer |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Coke |
Earl of Leicester 1842–1909 |
Succeeded by Thomas Coke |