The Lord Byron | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 5 November 1743 – 19 May 1798 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | William Byron, 4th Baron Byron |
| Succeeded by | George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1722 Clayton, Lancashire |
| Died | 19 May 1798 (aged 75) Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Shaw |
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William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (5 November 1722 – 19 May 1798), was a British nobleman, peer, politician, and great-uncle of the poet George Gordon Byron who succeeded him in the title. As a result of a number of stories that arose after a duel, and then because of his financial difficulties, he became known after his death as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron".