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Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester
Philip Sidney
,
5th
Earl of Leicester
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
.