▁the ▁third ▁Earl , ▁was ▁a ▁politician ▁and ▁court ier . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁ear ld om , ▁he ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁through ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁acceleration ▁as ▁Baron ▁Sc ars dale . ▁He ▁was ▁child less ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Earl . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁Richard ▁Le ke , ▁younger ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Earl . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Derby shire . ▁He ▁never ▁married ▁and ▁the ▁titles ▁became ▁ext inct ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁seats ▁was ▁S utton ▁Sc ars dale ▁Hall , ▁Derby shire , ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁Earl . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁elaborate ▁ru in ▁managed ▁by ▁English - Her itage . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁fi xt ures ▁now ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Museum . ▁Another ▁family ▁seat ▁was ▁Kirk ▁Hall am ▁Hall , ▁Derby shire . ▁ ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Sc ars dale ▁( 1 6 4 5 ) ▁Francis ▁Le ke , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sc ars dale ▁( 1 5 8 1 – 1 6 5 5 ) ▁Nicholas ▁Le ke , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sc ars dale ▁( 1 6 1 2 – 1 6 8 1 ) ▁Robert ▁Le ke , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of