4th Earl of Chesterfield and author. Known for his wit and oratory skill, although he was never as good a courtier as his contemporary Walpole. Samuel Johnson enjoyed his speeches. His political career began in 1715, and in 1728 he was appointed Ambassador to The Hague, a position he held for four years. He gained a seat in Parliament, and in 1744 spent a successful year as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . His fame as an author rests upon his letters to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, designed for the education of a young man, and upon his letters to his godson. The former were published the year after his death, the latter in 1790, and were called 'Letters To my Son'.
4th Earl of Chesterfield and author. Known for his wit and oratory skill, although he was never as good a courtier as his contemporary Walpole. Samuel Johnson enjoyed his speeches. His political career began in 1715, and in 1728 he was appointed Ambassador to The Hague, a position he held for four years. He gained a seat in Parliament, and in 1744 spent a successful year as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . His fame as an author rests upon his letters to his illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, designed for the education of a young man, and upon his letters to his godson. The former were published the year after his death, the latter in 1790, and were called 'Letters To my Son'.
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