Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple

The Right Honourable The Earl Temple KG PC
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
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 (1711-09-26) Buckinghamshire, England
Died	12 September 1779 (1779-09-13) (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]