Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Philip Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield
Table of Contents
Introduction Quotes References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
portrait of Philip Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield
Read Next
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch
9 American Countercultural Books
Discover
Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World
Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept
Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).
9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

Philip Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Philip-Stanhope-4th-Earl-of-Chesterfield
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Born September 22, 1694 • London • England
Died March 24, 1773 (aged 78) • London • England

Photos

portrait of Philip Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield
See All Images →
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
prime minister of United Kingdom
Frederick Forsyth
British author
Sir Harold Nicolson
British diplomat and author
Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart
lord chief justice of England
Thomas Babington Macaulay, detail of an oil painting by J. Partridge, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
English politician and author
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison
English author
Laurence Oliphant, engraving after a photograph
Laurence Oliphant
British writer
Sir A. P. Herbert
English writer and politician
Samuel Bamford
English social reformer and author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Anglo-Irish playwright
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton
British diplomat and poet
Henry James Pye
British poet
Sir John Hope Simpson
British administrator
Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston
Canadian governor-general
Sidney Webb
British economist
Beatrice Webb
British economist
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt, the Younger
prime minister of United Kingdom
Lord Nelson, detail of an oil painting by J.F. Rigaud; in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eng.
Horatio Nelson
British naval commander
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford
prime minister of Great Britain
George III
George III
king of Great Britain