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William Henry Lyttelton

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 24 December 1724

Died: 14 September 1808

Peerages

1st Baron Westcote - 29 April 1776

1st Baron Lyttelton - 13 August 1794

7th Baronet - 27 November 1779

Elections fought

9 December 1748		Bewdley	Tory	27	40.30
18 April 1754		Bewdley	Tory	Unopposed
October 1754 Resignation of William Lyttelton on appointment as Governor of South Carolina.
14 October 1774		Bewdley	Tory	Unopposed
29 April 1776 William Lyttelton elevated to the Irish Peerage - Baron Westcote.
1777 Resignation of Baron Westcote on appointment to office.
18 June 1777		Bewdley	Tory	Unopposed
15 September 1780		Bewdley	Tory	Unopposed
5 April 1784		Bewdley	Tory	Unopposed