Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland

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Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland was born in 1559.3 He was the son of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre.2 He married Grisold Hughes, daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Dwnn, circa March 1589.3 He died on 21 January 1640/41.1

Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland between 1584 and 1587.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1600.3 He held the office of Constable and Steward of Knaresborough in 1604, jointly.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire from 1604 to 1605.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1604/5.3 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Cumberland [E., 1525] on 29 October 1605.3 He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland between 1606 and 1639.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1607 and 1641.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Newcastle-on-Tyne between 1611 and 1639.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1611 and 1639.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland between 1611 and 1639.3

Children of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes

• Lady Frances Clifford+4
• Lady Margaret Clifford5
• Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland+6 b. 28 Feb 1591/92, d. 11 Dec 1643

Citations [* S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 35. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 567.
• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1064. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 630.
• [S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 577. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 569.