George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton,, known between 1751 and 1756 as Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, was a British politician and writer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1755 to 1756. As an author himself, he was also a supporter of other writers and as a patron of the arts made an important contribution to the development of 18th-century landscape design.