Charles George Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham (27 October 1842 – 9 June 1922), known as The Lord Lyttelton from 1876 to 1889, was a British peer and politician from the Lyttelton family. He was a LiberalMember of Parliament.
"Cricket, Railways & Agriculture" Viscount Cobham as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, May 1904
Cobham was a member of the Tennis Committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club which was responsible for framing standardized rules for the new sport of lawn tennis. These unified Laws of Lawn Tennis were published on 29 May 1875.[3]
charles, lyttelton, viscount, cobham, charles, george, lyttelton, viscount, cobham, october, 1842, june, 1922, known, lord, lyttelton, from, 1876, 1889, british, peer, politician, from, lyttelton, family, liberal, member, parliament, cricket, railways, agricul. Charles George Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham 27 October 1842 9 June 1922 known as The Lord Lyttelton from 1876 to 1889 was a British peer and politician from the Lyttelton family He was a Liberal Member of Parliament Cricket Railways amp Agriculture Viscount Cobham as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair May 1904 Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditCobham was the eldest son of George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton and Mary Glynne Alfred Lyttelton was his younger brother He was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge 1 He was elected to the House of Commons for East Worcestershire in 1868 a seat he held until 1874 2 Apart from his parliamentary career he also served as high sheriff of Bewdley Cobham succeeded his father as fifth Baron Lyttelton in 1876 In 1889 he also succeeded his distant relative Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos as eighth Baron and Viscount Cobham Cobham married the Hon Mary Susan Caroline Cavendish daughter of William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham in 1878 He died in June 1922 aged 79 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John His second son George William Lyttelton became a classics master at Eton and was the father of the jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton Lady Cobham died in 1937 He came from a cricketing family his father GW Lyttelton five brothers GWS Lyttelton AT Lyttelton RH Lyttelton E Lyttelton Hon A Lyttelton his sons JC Lyttelton CF Lyttelton and his grandson CJ Lyttelton all playing first class cricket and in the case of the Hon A Lyttelton Test cricket He himself played 35 first class matches between 1861 and 1867 mainly for Cambridge University A right handed batsman and wicketkeeper he scored 1439 runs at an average of 27 15 including 2 centuries Cobham was President of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1886 Cobham was a member of the Tennis Committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club which was responsible for framing standardized rules for the new sport of lawn tennis These unified Laws of Lawn Tennis were published on 29 May 1875 3 From 2 March 1898 Cobham held the post of Honorary Colonel of the 1st Volunteer later 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 4 Notes Edit nbsp St John the Baptist Church Hagley grave of Charles Lyttelton 5th Baron Lyttelton and 8th Viscount Cobham nbsp St John the Baptist Church Hagley wooden memorial tablet to the 8th Viscount CobhamThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lyttelton the Hon Charles George LTLN859CG A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge COBHAM 8th Viscount cr 1718 Charles George Lyttelton Who s Who Vol 59 1907 p 352 Alexander George E 1974 Lawn Tennis Its Founders amp Its Early Days Lynn H O Zimman p 33 OCLC 1177585 The Monthly Army List for March 1921 Google Books 1921 pp 39 41 Retrieved 20 April 2021 References EditKidd Charles Williamson David eds 1990 Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage New York St Martin s Press p page needed Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages Peerages beginning with C part 5 self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with D part 3 Charles Lyttelton cricinfo com retrieved 19 September 2012External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount CobhamParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byFrederick Gough CalthorpeHarry Foley Vernon Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire1868 1874 With Harry Foley Vernon 1868Richard Paul Amphlett 1868 1874 Succeeded byHenry AllsoppThomas Eades WalkerPeerage of Great BritainPreceded byRichard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville Viscount Cobham1889 1922 Succeeded byJohn LytteltonPreceded byGeorge Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton1876 1922Peerage of IrelandPreceded byGeorge Lyttelton Baron Westcote1876 1922 Succeeded byJohn Lyttelton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham amp oldid 1177470490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
