George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

The Lord Lyttelton
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
25 November 1755 – 16 November 1756
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded byHenry Bilson-Legge
Succeeded byHenry Bilson-Legge
Personal details
Born(1709-01-17)17 January 1709
Died22 August 1773(1773-08-22) (aged 64)
PartyWhig
Spouses
Lucy Fortescue
(m. 1742; died 1747)
Elizabeth Rich
(m. 1749)
EducationEton College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
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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.