Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield

The Right Honourable The Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA
Master of the Mint
In office 1789–1790
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Earl of Effingham
Succeeded by	The Marquess Townshend
Master of the Horse
In office 1798–1804
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington
Preceded by	The Earl of Westmorland
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Hertford
Personal details
Born	10 November 1755 (1755-11-10)
Died	29 August 1815 (1815-08-30) (aged 59) Bretby, Derbyshire
Nationality	English
Spouses	Anne Thistlethwayte ​ ​ (m. 1777; died 1798)​ Lady Henrietta Thynne ​ ​ (m. 1799; died 1813)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University 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.