Lyttelton (surname)

Lyttelton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * The

Lyttelton family The Lyttelton family (sometimes spelled Littleton) is a British nobility, British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Lyttelton family were made knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the Lyttelton family inclu ...

, a British aristocratic family: **

Alfred Lyttelton Alfred Lyttelton KC (7 February 1857 – 5 July 1913) was a British politician and sportsman from the Lyttelton family who excelled at both football and cricket. During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports ...

, British politician and sportsman **

Arthur Lyttelton Arthur Temple Lyttelton (7 January 1852 – 19 February 1903) was an Anglican Bishop from the Lyttelton family. After studying at Eton College and Cambridge University, he was ordained as a priest in 1877, and was a curate at St Mary's in Readin ...

, Anglican Bishop **

Charles Lyttelton Charles Lyttelton may refer to: * Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet (1628–1716), Governor of Jamaica *Charles Lyttelton (bishop) (1714–1768), Bishop of Carlisle and antiquary * Charles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham (1842–1922), English cric ...

(1714–1768), English churchman and antiquary who served as

Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The see is in the city of Car ...

1762–1768 and President of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

1765–1768 ** Charles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham, British politician and cricketer **

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham Charles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, (8 August 1909 – 20 March 1977) was the ninth Governor-General of New Zealand and an English cricketer from the Lyttelton family. Background and education Lyttelton was born in Kensington, London, ...

, ninth

Governor-General of New Zealand The governor-general of New Zealand ( mi, te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa) is the viceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III. As the King is concurrently the monarch of 14 other Commonwealth realms and li ...

and British cricketer ** Edward Lyttelton, British sportsman, Schoolmaster and Cleric ** George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, British politician **

George Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton George Fulke Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton (27 October 1763 – 12 November 1828) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician from the Lyttelton family. He was the eldest son of William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton and his first wife Martha Macartn ...

, British politician ** George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton, British politician and founder of Canterbury, New Zealand **

George William Lyttelton The Honourable, The Hon George William Lyttelton (6 January 1883 – 1 May 1962) was a British teacher and ''littérateur'' from the Lyttelton family. Known in his lifetime as an inspiring teacher of classics and English literature at Eton C ...

, British teacher and writer **

George William Spencer Lyttelton George William Spencer Lyttelton Order of the Bath, CB FRGS (12 June 1847 – 5 December 1913) was an English civil servant from the Lyttelton family who acted as private secretary to William Ewart Gladstone during three of his terms as Prim ...

, British civil servant **

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

, British jazz musician ** John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham (1881–1949), British politician **

John Lyttelton (MP) John Lyttelton Member of Parliament, MP Justice of Peace, JP (1561–1601) was an English politician and member of the Lyttelton family who served as Member of Parliament for Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Worcestershire during t ...

(died 1601), English politician **

John Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham John William Leonard Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham (15 June 1943 – 13 July 2006) was a British nobleman and peer from the Lyttelton family. He was known as "Johnny Lyttelton" to his friends and family. He was educated at Eton, where his f ...

(1943–2006), British nobleman ** Sir John Lyttelton (1520–1590), constable of Dudley Castle, England, keeper of parks, Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire **

Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts. Background, ed ...

, British businessman and politician **

Neville Lyttelton General The Honourable Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton, (28 October 1845 – 6 July 1931) was a British Army officer from the Lyttelton family who served against the Fenian Raids, and in the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War and the Second Boer W ...

, British Army General **

Thomas de Littleton Sir Thomas de Littleton or de Lyttleton KB ( 140723 August 1481) was an English judge, undersheriff, Lord of Tixall Manor, and legal writer from the Lyttelton family. He was also made a Knight of the Bath by King Edward IV. Family Thomas ...

, British judge **

Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton Thomas Lyttelton, 6th Baronet, 2nd Baron Lyttelton (30 January 1744 – 27 November 1779) was an English member of parliament, MP and profligate from the Lyttelton family. Life Sometimes dubbed "the wicked Lord Lyttelton" and "bad Lord Lyttelt ...

(1744–1779), British politician **

Sarah Lyttelton, Baroness Lyttelton Sarah Lyttelton, Baroness Lyttelton ( Spencer; 29 July 1787 – 13 April 1870) was a British courtier, governess to Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and wife of William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton. Early life and family Lady Sarah Spencer was ...

, governess to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and wife of William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton **

William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton MP (24 December 1724 – 14 September 1808) was a British peer, politician, and colonial administrator from the Lyttelton family. He was the youngest son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet. Bi ...

, British colonial governor ** William Henry Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton, British politician {{surname, Lyttelton