Lord Chesterfield
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Chesterfield KG PC |
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| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
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In office 29 October 1746 – 6 February 1748 |
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| Preceded by | The Earl of Harrington |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 1745–1746 |
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| Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Harrington |
| Lord Steward of the Household | |
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In office 1730–1733 |
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| Preceded by | The Duke of Dorset |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
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In office 1723–1725 |
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| Preceded by | The Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Leicester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1694 |
| Died | 24 March 1773 (aged 78) |
| Spouse(s) | Melusina von der Schulenburg |
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Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield Lady Elizabeth Savile |
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, PC (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman, man of letters, and wit. He was born in London to Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, and Lady Elizabeth Savile, and known as Lord Stanhope until the death of his father, in 1726. Educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he subsequently embarked on the Grand Tour of the Continent, to complete his education as a nobleman, by exposure to the cultural legacies of Classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to become acquainted with his counterparts and the polite society of Continental Europe.
In the course of his post-graduate tour of Europe, the death of Queen Anne (r. 1702–14) and the accession of King George I (r. 1714–27) opened a political career for Stanhope, and he returned to England. In the British political spectrum he was a Whig and entered government service, as a courtier to the King, through the mentorship of his relative, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, the King's favourite minister, who procured his appointment as Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales.
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