Question: When did Thomas Tufton, 6Th Earl Of Thanet's father die?

Knowledge 1: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729) was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet.Through his maternal grandmother, he was heir to the Barony de Clifford and to vast estates in Cumberland and Westmorland.He served as hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1684 to 1729.He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Troop of Horse.He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby between 1668 and 1679.He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of the Isle of Thanet,co. Kent [E., 1628] on 27 April 1680.He gained the rank of Colonel in 1685 in the service of the Regiment of Horse (5th Horse).He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1685 and 1687.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1685 and 1687.He succeeded to the title of 18th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 12 December 1691, resolved by the House of Lords.He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from 1703 to 1707 and 1711 to 1714.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1712 and 1714.On 14 August 1684, he married Lady Catharine Cavendish (d. 1712), daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle.They had eight children, five of whom reached adulthood:
In 1703, he was sworn a Privy Counsellor.A country gentleman and a Tory, he was noted by Swift for his "piety and charity."On his death, his title passed to his nephew Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet, son of his younger brother Sackville.The barony of Clifford again fell into abeyance until 1734. [SEP] Knowledge 2: John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (15 December 1608 – 7 May 1664) was an English nobleman and supporter of Charles I of England.He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet and Lady Frances Cecil granddaughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.On 21 April 1629, he married Lady Margaret Sackville (1614–1676), daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford.They had eleven children:Thanet was a staunch Cavalier, and in 1642 led a regiment to try to raise a rebellion in Sussex in support of Sir William Brockman in Kent.However, Brockman's revolt quickly collapsed and the Earl was forced to surrender.He suffered considerably from confiscations and sequestrations of his large estates during the English Civil War.Among his properties was Bodiam Castle, purchased from the Levett family in 1639, which Thanet sold for £6,000 in 1644.Curiously, he was succeeded as Earl of Thanet by four of his sons in succession, the first three having no issue.
Knowledge 1: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729) was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet.Through his maternal grandmother, he was heir to the Barony de Clifford and to vast estates in Cumberland and Westmorland.He served as hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1684 to 1729.He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Troop of Horse.He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby between 1668 and 1679.He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of the Isle of Thanet,co. Kent [E., 1628] on 27 April 1680.He gained the rank of Colonel in 1685 in the service of the Regiment of Horse (5th Horse).He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1685 and 1687.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1685 and 1687.He succeeded to the title of 18th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 12 December 1691, resolved by the House of Lords.He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from 1703 to 1707 and 1711 to 1714.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1712 and 1714.On 14 August 1684, he married Lady Catharine Cavendish (d. 1712), daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle.They had eight children, five of whom reached adulthood:
In 1703, he was sworn a Privy Counsellor.A country gentleman and a Tory, he was noted by Swift for his "piety and charity."On his death, his title passed to his nephew Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet, son of his younger brother Sackville.The barony of Clifford again fell into abeyance until 1734. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet
Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet (30 June 1769 – January 1825) succeeded to his title in April 1786, following the death of his father Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet.Two of his younger brothers were John Tufton and Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet, both well-known amateur cricketers.Sackville Tufton was himself a keen cricketer who made five known appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1791 and 1794.He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and was associated with Kent cricket.
Knowledge 1: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729) was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet.Through his maternal grandmother, he was heir to the Barony de Clifford and to vast estates in Cumberland and Westmorland.He served as hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1684 to 1729.He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Troop of Horse.He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby between 1668 and 1679.He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of the Isle of Thanet,co. Kent [E., 1628] on 27 April 1680.He gained the rank of Colonel in 1685 in the service of the Regiment of Horse (5th Horse).He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1685 and 1687.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1685 and 1687.He succeeded to the title of 18th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 12 December 1691, resolved by the House of Lords.He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from 1703 to 1707 and 1711 to 1714.He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland between 1712 and 1714.On 14 August 1684, he married Lady Catharine Cavendish (d. 1712), daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle.They had eight children, five of whom reached adulthood:
In 1703, he was sworn a Privy Counsellor.A country gentleman and a Tory, he was noted by Swift for his "piety and charity."On his death, his title passed to his nephew Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet, son of his younger brother Sackville.The barony of Clifford again fell into abeyance until 1734. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet
Sackville Tufton, 7thEarl of Thanet( 11 May 1688 – 4 December 1753) of Newbottle, Northamptonshire, known as Sackville Tufton until 1729, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 until 1729 when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Thanet.Tufton was the son of Colonel the Honourable Sackville Tufton, fifth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet.His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Wilbraham of Newbottle.He succeeded his father in 1721 and married Lady Mary Saville, daughter of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax, on 11 June 1722.Tufton was returned unopposed as Tory Member of Parliament for Appleby at the 1722 British general election.In 1725 he made an agreement with the 3rd Viscount Lonsdale while they were both alive, that each would recommend one Member for Appleby and not attempt to change the balance of power in the borough.Accordingly, he was returned unopposed again at the 1727 British general election.His only recorded vote in the Commons was against the Government on the civil list arrears in 1729.He vacated his seat in the Commons when he succeeded his uncle Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet in the earldom of Thanet and entered the House of Lords.He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1729 to 1753.Thanet's wife Mary died in July 1751.He survived her by two years and died in December 1753, aged 65.He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest surviving son, Sackville.His daughter Mary married Sir William Duncan, 1st Baronet, a royal physician, and his other daughter Charlotte died unmarried.

Answer: 7 May 1664