Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester (1682 – 7 July 1743) was a Britishpeer, known asHon. Jocelyn Sidney until 1737.
He was the son ofRobert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lady Elizabeth Egerton. He was educated atUniversity College,Oxford University.[1] In February 1717, he married Miss Elizabeth Thomas, ofGlamorgan.[2]
On 30 April 1734, he was appointed Chief Porter of theTower of London by his older brotherJohn Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, thenConstable of the Tower. He held the office until 1737, when he succeeded his brother asEarl of Leicester. He died on 7 July 1743, when the earldom and the viscountcy of Lisle became extinct. The dowager countess Elizabeth died on 14 November 1747.[2]
While Leicester had no legitimate children, he left one illegitimate daughter, Lady Anne Sidney, who marriedHenry Streatfeild ofChiddingstone, Kent on 25 September 1752.[3] On Sir Jocelyn's death, Henry could potentially have inherited the Penshurst Estate, but after much legal wrangling Henry and Anne only received the income from the Sidneys' Welsh properties - but these were still fairly significant.[4]
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