Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
The Earl of Dysart | |
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Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, 1730, by John Vanderbank the Younger (1694–1739) | |
| 4th Earl of Dysart | |
| Predecessor | Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart |
| Successor | Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart |
| Known for | High Steward of Ipswich Knight of the Thistle |
| Born | 1 May 1708 England |
| Died | 10 March 1770 (aged 61) London, England |
| Noble family | Tollemache |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Carteret |
| Issue | Lionel Wilbrahim Louisa, and others |
| Father | Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart |
| Mother | Henrietta Cavendish |
| Occupation | Landowner |
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, KT (1 May 1708 – 10 March 1770), styled Lord Huntingtower from 1712 to 1727, was an English peer and landowner.
Lionel's father, a namesake in 1712 predeceased his father Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart – on the latter's death in 1727, Lionel inherited the earldom and five main estates: Ham House in Surrey, Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, Harrington and Bentley in Northamptonshire, and 20,000 acres (8,100 ha; 31 sq mi) in Cheshire. The following year he went on a Grand Tour.
In 1729, he was elected High Steward of Ipswich, a post he held for 41 years.