Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, PC was a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time. Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1694, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 24, 1773 (age 78 years), Chesterfield House, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Children: Philip Stanhope and Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
Spouse: Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham (m. 1733)
Grandchildren: George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, Lady Harriet Stanhope, Philip Stanhope, and more