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He was an early Grand Master Mason from 1724, shortly after the formation of the Grand Lodge; it appears that his father had been a master mason in Chichester in 1696. The 2nd Duke of Richmond was perhaps early Cricket ’s greatest patron. He is forever associated with Sussex; he was born at Goodwood , lived and died at Godalming and is buried in Chichester Cathedral . He captained his own XI and his players included some of the earliest known professionals such as his own groom Thomas Waymark , who was the game's foremost all-rounder in the first half of the 18th Century . He married Lady Sarah Cadogan (1706–1751), daughter of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan , on 4 December 1719 at The Hague , Netherlands . They had eight children:
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, is recorded in the Public Register Of All Arms And Bearings In Scotland as having had a natural son by Sophia, heiress of family of Howkins of Brownsover in Warwickshire , by the name of William (born 1747 ). FURTHER READING
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