Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was an 18th-century British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters best known for his polished essays and didactic letters on manners and conduct.

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instanceOf British statesman ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
letter writer ⓘ
man of letters ⓘ
burialPlace South Audley Street Chapel, London ⓘ
child Philip Stanhope (illegitimate son and letter recipient) ⓘ
correspondent Samuel Johnson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1694-09-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1773-03-24 ⓘ
describedBySource Dictionary of National Biography ⓘ
Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Stanhope ⓘ
father Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
letter ⓘ
givenName Philip ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
influenced European views on gentlemanly conduct ⓘ
knownFor didactic letters on manners and conduct ⓘ
polished essays ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party ⓘ
mother Lady Elizabeth Savile ⓘ
movement Enlightenment ⓘ
nobleTitle 4th Earl of Chesterfield ⓘ
notableIdea emphasis on politeness and social etiquette ⓘ
notableWork Letters to His Godson ⓘ
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
politician ⓘ
writer ⓘ
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Ambassador to the Dutch Republic ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
Lord Steward of the Household ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel ⓘ
Member of Parliament for St Germans ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ
residence Chesterfield House, London ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham ⓘ

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