Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 1711-1779

On 25th November 1710 [his father] Richard Granville [aged 32] and [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple [aged 20] were married.

On 26th September 1711 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple was born to Richard Granville [aged 33] and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple [aged 21].

On 17th February 1727 [his father] Richard Granville [aged 48] died.

In 1734 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 22] was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1741.

On 9th May 1737 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 25] and Anne Chamber Countess Temple were married. He the son of Richard Granville and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple [aged 47].

In 1741 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 29] was elected MP Buckinghamshire which seat he held until 1747.

In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 35] was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1752.

In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 35] was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.

On 14th September 1749 [his uncle] Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham [aged 73] died without surviving issue. His sister [his mother] Hester [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Viscountess Cobham by special remainder. Baron Cobham extinct. His second cousin once removed William [aged 55] succeeded 5th Baronet Temple of Stowe.

On 18th October 1749 [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple [aged 59] was created 1st Countess Temple. [his father] Richard Granville by marriage Earl Temple.

In 1752 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 40] changed his surname from Grenville to Grenville-Temple.

In 1752 [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple [aged 62] died. Her son Richard [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Earl Temple, 3rd Viscount Cobham. [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple by marriage Countess Temple.

On 16th November 1754 [his brother-in-law] William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham [aged 46] and [his half-sister] Hester Granville Countess Chatham [aged 34] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Richard Granville.

In 1756 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 44] was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty which office he held until 1757.

In 1757 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 45] was appointed Lord Privy Seal which office he held until 1761.

In 1758 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 46] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

In 1760 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 48] was appointed 579th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76].

On 4th August 1766 [his brother-in-law] William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham [aged 57] was created 1st Earl Chatham. [his half-sister] Hester Granville Countess Chatham [aged 45] by marriage Countess Chatham.

On 7th April 1777 [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple died.

On 12th September 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 67] died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew George [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.