Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time.
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1765
Philip Stanhope by Roubiliac, 1745, Victoria and Albert Museum
Chesterfield's "Phoenix Monument" (1746) in the Phoenix Park, Dublin
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield by William Hoare.
The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household is an official of the Royal Household in England. Holders of the office are always peers, until 1924, were always members of the Government, and until 1782, the office was one of considerable political importance and carried Cabinet rank.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Lord Steward 1587–1588, holding the white staff of his office