Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield

The Earl of Chesterfield
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1780s
Master of the Mint
In office
1789–1790
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Earl of Effingham
Succeeded byThe Marquess Townshend
Joint Postmaster General
In office
1790–1798
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Lord Walsingham and The Earl of Westmorland
Succeeded byThe Earl of Leicester and The Lord Auckland
Master of the Horse
In office
1798–1804
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Earl of Westmorland
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Hertford
Personal details
Born10 November 1755 (1755-11-10)
Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England
Died29 August 1815(1815-08-29) (aged 59)
Bretby, Derbyshire, England
PartyTory
Spouses
  • Anne Thistlethwayte
    (m. 1777; died 1798)
  • Lady Henrietta Thynne
    (m. 1799; died 1813)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig, Saxony
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Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, PC, FRS, FSA (10 November 1755 – 29 August 1815), known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Spain (1784–1787), Master of the Mint (1789–1790), Joint Postmaster General (1790–1798) and Master of the Horse (1798–1804).