George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

The Right Honourable The Lord Lansdowne PC
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
Secretary at War
In office 1710–1712
Preceded by	Robert Walpole
Succeeded by	Sir William Wyndham
Personal details
Born	Birdcage Walk, London (1666-03-09)9 March 1666
Died	29 January 1735(1735-01-29) (aged 68) Hanover Square, London
Nationality	British
Spouse	Mary Villiers ​ (m. 1711⁠–⁠1735)​
Parents	Bernard Granville Anne Morley
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne PC (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735), of Stowe, Cornwall, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lansdown and sat in the House of Lords. He was Secretary at War during the Harley administration from 1710 to 1712. He was also a noted poet and made a name for himself with verses composed on the visit of Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York, while he was at Cambridge in 1677. He was also a playwright, following in the style of John Dryden.