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About Philip Dormer Stanhope

Statesman • British

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters, renowned for his wit and eloquence. As a Whig politician, he held several important offices, including Lord...