Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple

The Earl Temple
Portrait of the Earl Temple in the robes of the Order of the Garter, by Allan Ramsay, c. 1762
Lord Privy Seal
In office
30 June 1757 – 5 October 1761
MonarchsGeorge II
George III
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded byThe Earl Gower
Succeeded byThe Duke of Bedford
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
1756–1757
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Devonshire
Preceded byThe Lord Anson
Succeeded byThe Earl of Winchilsea
Personal details
Born26 September 1711 (1711-09-26)
Buckinghamshire, England
Died12 September 1779 (1779-09-13) (aged 67)
SpouseAnna Chamber
Parent(s)Richard Grenville
Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, KG, PC (26 September 1711 – 12 September 1779) was a British politician and peer who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1757 to 1761. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt, serving with him in the Pitt–Newcastle ministry during Britain's participation in the Seven Years' War from 1756 to 1761. He resigned, along with Pitt, in 1761 in protest over the ministry's refusal to declare war on Spain.[1]