Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

His Grace

The Duke of Richmond

KG KB PC FRS
His Grace; The Duke of Richmond; KG KB PC FRS
Tenure	27 May 1723 – 8 August 1750
Successor	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Other titles	2nd Duke of Lennox; 2nd Duke of Aubigny (France); 2nd Earl of March; 2nd Earl of Darnley; 2nd Baron Settrington; 2nd Lord Torbolton; Hereditary Constable of Inverness Castle
Born	18 May 1701; Goodwood, Sussex, England
Died	8 August 1750 (aged 49); Godalming, Surrey, England
Spouse(s)	Hon. Sarah Cadogan (m. 1719)
Issue; among others...	Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland; Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster; Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond; Lord George Lennox; Lady Louisa Conolly; Lady Sarah Lennox; Lady Cecilia Lennox;
Parents	Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond; Anne Brudenell;

Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Aubigny, KG, KB, PC, FRS (18 May 1701 – 8 August 1750) of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was a British nobleman and politician. He was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II. He was the most important of the early patrons of the game of cricket and did much to help its evolution from village cricket to first-class cricket.