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Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville

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Death: December 10, 1822 (79)
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Son of Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville; Charles Bennett, 3rd Earl of Tankerville; Alice Bennett, Lady and Alicia Bennet
Husband of Emma Bennet, Lady and Emma Bennet
Father of Lady Caroline Wrottesley; Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville; Henry Grey Bennet, FRS; Anna Beresford and Mary Elizabeth Bennet
Brother of Mary Aubry and Frances Alicia Sandys, Lady

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About Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville

Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (15 November 1743 – 10 December 1822), styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells[2] and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule.[3] His wife, Emma, was also notable as a collector of exotic plants. Her collection of over 600 illustrations were purchased by Kew Gardens in 1932 and are still available today.[4]

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