Tufton was the second son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, by Lady Margaret, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford.
Through his father, he was a great-great-grandson of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
[1] He succeeded his elder brother Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet in the earldom and entered the House of Lords in November 1679.
[1] Lord Thanet died unmarried in April 1680, aged 41.
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