William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
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| Succeeded by | Roger Hope Elletson |
| 26th Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office June 1, 1756 – April 5, 1760 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | James Glen |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pownall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1724 |
| Died | 14 September 1808 (aged 83) |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Macartney Caroline Bristow |
| Children | 5, including: George Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton |
| Parent(s) | Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet Christian Temple |
William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
Biography
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As the youngest son, he did not expect to inherit the family estates. He made a career by serving in various government appointments. He became royal governor of colonial South Carolina in 1755, serving until 5 April 1760, during the period of the French and Indian War. This was the North American front of the Seven Years' War in Europe. He gained an alliance with the Cherokee and made a treaty with those in his territory. His insistence on respecting the treaty rights of native peoples aggravated settlers on the frontier of South Carolina, who were encroaching on their territories.
In 1760, Lyttelton was appointed
As a result of the death without issue of his nephew
In 1794, Lord Westcote was also created
References
- Attig, Clarence John. "William Henry Lyttelton: A Study in Colonial Administration." PhD diss., University of Nebraska, 1958.
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Burkes Peerage and Baronetage (1939), s.v. Cobham, Viscount
- Specific
- ^ Christer Petley, White Fury: A Jamaican Slaveholder and the Age of Revolution (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), pp. 101–2.
- ^ "LYTTELTON, William Henry (1724–1808)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Lyttelton
- The William Henry Lyttelton papers William L. Clements Library.
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