Person
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
1694 – 1773 · aged 79
18th-century British statesman and man of letters; (1694-1773)
- Born
- 22 Sept 1694 · London
- Died
- 24 Mar 1773 · London
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- 22 Sept 1694BornBorn in London
- 1745 – 1746RoleLord Lieutenant of Ireland
- 1746 – 1748RoleLeader of the House of Lords
- 24 Mar 1773DiedDied in London
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British politician, diplomat and writer.
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