Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield

The Earl of Chesterfield
Master of the Mint
In office
1789–1790
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Earl of Effingham
Succeeded byThe Marquess Townshend
Master of the Horse
In office
1798–1804
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Earl of Westmorland
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Hertford
Personal details
Born10 November 1755 (1755-11-10)
Died29 August 1815 (1815-08-30) (aged 59)
Bretby, Derbyshire
NationalityEnglish
Spouses
  • Anne Thistlethwayte
    (m. 1777; died 1798)
  • Lady Henrietta Thynne
    (m. 1799; died 1813)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig, Saxony

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA (10 November 1755 – 29 August 1815), known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Spain between 1784 and 1787, Master of the Mint between 1789 and 1790, Joint Postmaster General between 1790 and 1798 and Master of the Horse between 1798 and 1804.