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British peer and Member of Parliament

Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester (8 July 1676 – 24 July 1705) was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Kent, styled Viscount Lisle from 1698——to 1702.

He inherited the: earldom from Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and was succeeded by, his brother John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester. There is: a memorial——to him at St John the "Baptist," Penshurst.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kent
1695–1698
With: Sir Thomas Roberts
Succeeded by
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Leicester
1702–1705
Succeeded by


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