Thomas William Coke, earl of Leicester of Holkham
1752–1842
Whig politician and landowner. Came into estates in 1776. Elected MP for Norfolk in same year. Retired as father of the House of Commons in 1833. Created earl of Leicester of Holkham and Viscount Coke, 1837. Bred Southdown variety of sheep and Devon cattle. Improved Suffolk breed of pigs by crossing with Neapolitan.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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