Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

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A painting of Henry Clifford by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 1591 – 11 December 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622. He was created a Baron in 1628 and succeeded to the title Earl of Cumberland in 1641.

Clifford was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes and a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. In 1607 he became joint Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland. He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1614, and was re-elected in 1621. In 1621 he became Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland. He was created Baron Clifford in 1628.

Clifford succeeded to the title of Earl of Cumberland in 1641 and died two years later in 1643 at the age of 52.

Clifford married Frances Cecil (1593 – 14 February 1644), daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke. They had one child: Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd Baroness Clifford who married Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington.

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Political offices
Vacant Title last held by The 3rd Earl of Cumberland	Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Arundel Lord Maltravers
	Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Northumberland
	Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1641 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1642	English Interregnum
Vacant Title last held by Sir Thomas Strickland	Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland 1621–1641	Succeeded by Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt
Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Richard Musgrave Sir Thomas Strickland	Member of Parliament for Westmorland 1614-1622 With: Sir Thomas Wharton	Succeeded by Sir John Lowther Robert Strickland
Peerage of England
Preceded by Francis Clifford	Earl of Cumberland 1641–1643	Extinct
New title	Baron Clifford 1628–1643	Succeeded by Elizabeth Clifford