The Lord Lyttelton | |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 25 November 1755 – 16 November 1756 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | The Duke of Newcastle |
Preceded by | Henry Bilson-Legge |
Succeeded by | Henry Bilson-Legge |
Personal details | |
Born | Hagley, Worcestershire | 17 January 1709
Died | 22 August 1773 Hagley, Worcestershire | (aged 64)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Spouses | Lucy Fortescue
(m. 1742; died 1747)Elizabeth Rich (m. 1749) |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, PC (17 January 1709 – 22 August 1773), known between 1751 and 1756 as Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, was a British statesman. As an author himself, he was also a supporter of other writers and as a patron of the arts made an important contribution to the development of 18th-century landscape design.