George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (31 March 1817–19 April 1876), was a British aristocrat and Tory politician. Lyttelton was the eldest son of William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, and Lady Sarah Spencer, daughter of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer. He succeeded his father as fourth Baron Lyttelton in 1837 and took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday a year later.

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  • George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (31 March 1817–19 April 1876), was a British aristocrat and Tory politician. Lyttelton was the eldest son of William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, and Lady Sarah Spencer, daughter of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer. He succeeded his father as fourth Baron Lyttelton in 1837 and took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday a year later. In January 1846 he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel, a post he held until the government fell in June of the same year. Lyttelton was also Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire from 1839 to 1876 and the first President of Birmingham and Midland Institute in 1854. Moreover, he founded the region of Canterbury, New Zealand with Anglican colonists. The port of Canterbury bears his name. He was president of the British Chess Association at the time of the Staunton-Morphy controversy in 1858. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Lord Lyttelton married, firstly in 1839, Mary Glynne, daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne, 8th Baronet, and sister-in-law of William Gladstone. They had eight sons and four daughters. Their youngest child was Alfred Lyttelton. A daughter, Lucy, married Lord Frederick Cavendish and has a University of Cambridge college named after her; the Lucy Cavendish College. After Mary's death in 1857 Lyttelton married, secondly, Sybella Harriet Clive, daughter of George Clive MP, in 1869. They had three daughters. Lyttelton committed suicide at the age of 59 by throwing himself down the stairs at Hagley Hall. He was succeeded by his eldest son Charles, who later also inherited the viscounty of Cobham. Lady Lyttelton died in 1900. (en)
  • George William Lyttelton (* 31. März 1817; † 19. April 1876 durch Selbstmord bei Hagley Hall, Hagley, Worcestershire) war ein britischer Tory-Politiker. George William Lyttelton, war der Enkel von George Lyttelton, 1. Baron Lyttelton. Er studierte in Cambridge. Im Alter von 20 Jahren erbte beim Tode seines Vaters dessen Titel, im darauf folgenden Jahr konnte er seinen Sitz im House of Lords einnehmen. 1839 wurde Lyttelton Lord-Lieutenant von Worcestershire, von Januar bis Juni 1846 war er Unterstaatssekretär im Kriegs- und Kolonialministerium unter Gladstone in der Regierung von Sir Robert Peel.Er gehörte 1861-63 zu der Kommission, welche im Auftrag des Parlaments den Zustand der englischen Volksschulen zu untersuchen hatte, und war 1869-74 Chief Commissioner der Endowed Schools. Lyttelton war eins der hervorragendsten Mitglieder der hochkirchlichen Partei des Oberhauses und nahm insbesondere an kolonialen Fragen lebhaften Anteil. Ihm verdankt die von der Church of England besiedelte Musterkolonie Canterbury auf Neuseeland ihr Entstehen, deren Hauptstadt ihm zu Ehren Lyttelton genannt wurde.Er veröffentlichte: Ephemera, Vorlesungen, Adressen, Übersetzungen etc. enthaltend. Lyttelton war in erster Ehe mit einer Schwägerin von Gladstone verheiratet, mit der er 12 Kinder hatte, darunter den bekannten Fußballer und Cricketspieler Alfred Lyttelton. Eine Tochter heiratete Lord Frederick Cavendish. Nach dem Tode seiner Frau heiratete er ein zweites Mal; aus dieser Ehe entstammt drei weitere Töchter. Lyttelton beging am 19. April 1876 Selbstmord. Titelerbe war sein ältester Sohn, der später auch noch den Titel eines Viscount Cobham von einem entfernteren Verwandten erbte. (de)
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  • George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (31 March 1817–19 April 1876), was a British aristocrat and Tory politician. Lyttelton was the eldest son of William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, and Lady Sarah Spencer, daughter of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer. He succeeded his father as fourth Baron Lyttelton in 1837 and took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday a year later. (en)
  • George William Lyttelton (* 31. März 1817; † 19. April 1876 durch Selbstmord bei Hagley Hall, Hagley, Worcestershire) war ein britischer Tory-Politiker. (de)
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  • George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (en)
  • George Lyttelton, 4. Baron Lyttelton (de)
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