Lionel Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville


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Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville (15 May 1867 – 28 January 1928), was a British peer.

The Lord Sackville

Baron Sackville
Tenure3 September 1908 – 28 January 1928
SuccessorCharles Sackville-West, 4th Baron
BornLionel Edward Sackville-West
15 May 1867
Died28 January 1928 (aged 60)
Spouse(s)Victoria Sackville-West
IssueVictoria Mary (Vita) Sackville-West
ParentsWilliam Edward Sackville-West
Georgina Dodwell

Sackville-West was the son of the Honourable William Edward Sackville-West, sixth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Sackville. His mother was Georgina, daughter of Capt. George Dodwell, of Kevinsfort House,[1] of Sligo.[1] He inherited the barony in 1908 on the death of his uncle, the diplomat Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville. In April 1912, Lord Sackville was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Kent.[2] He married his first cousin Victoria Sackville-West (1862–1936), illegitimate daughter of the second Baron, in 1890. Their daughter was the novelist and poet Vita Sackville-West.

  1. ^ a b Landed Estates Database, Nui Galway, "Estate: Dodwell", landedestates.ie, 18 May 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 28598". The London Gazette. 12 April 1912. p. 2641.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Sackville
1908–1928
Succeeded by