The Earl Temple | |
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| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 30 June 1757 – 5 October 1761 | |
| Monarchs | George II George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Preceded by | The Earl Gower |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Bedford |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 1756–1757 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Preceded by | The Lord Anson |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Winchilsea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1711 Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 12 September 1779 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Anna 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]