Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale

English Earl and politician

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1654

Place of Birth: Sutton Scarsdale Hall, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1707

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale (9 March 1654 – 27 December 1707) was an English politician and courtier, styled Lord Deincourt from 1655 to 1681.
He was related by marriage to the Earl of Huntingdon, a firm adherent of James and one of the very few non-Catholics to support him until the end.
Like the vast majority, Scarsdale resigned from his offices in 1687 as a protest against his religious policies and supported the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
However, he was arrested during the 1692 invasion scare and joined Huntingdon as one of only five peers to vote against the 1701 Act of Settlement barring Catholics from the British throne.