John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
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John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton, FRICS
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(born 7 June 1950) is a British
surveyor and member of the House of Lords
.
He graduated from the University of Reading
with a BSc
honours degree in Estate Management in 1972; after spending 13 years in the Inland Revenue
Valuation Office and some additional years of experience with surveying firms Permutt Brown & Co and Cubitt & West, he set up the practice of John Lytton & Co., Chartered Surveyors, in January, 1988 http://www.lytton.co.uk/about.htm.
The then Lord Knebworth married Ursula Alexandra Komoly in 1980. Their children are Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, current Viscount Knebworth, the Honourable Wilfrid Thomas Scawen Lytton and Lady Katrina Mary Noel Lytton http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~conqueror/genealogy_html/i629.html. He inherited Newbuildings Place in 1984 from his aunt, Lady Anne Lytton http://british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18340; his cousins maintain the family estate, Knebworth House
.
John Lytton has an intriguing ancestry. His most famous ancestor is the Romantic poet
and adventurer Lord Byron
(born 1788). The Earl has taken his Byronic descent to heart and has contributed to the Newstead Byron Society Review http://212.158.3.83/acatalog/Basic_Products.html. He has also spoken before the Byron Society on his family history http://www.internationalbyronsociety.org/pdf_files/descendants.pdf. Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace
(born 1815) is arguably the world's first computer programmer. Her daughter Anne
(born 1837) married the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
and set up the Crabbet Arabian Stud
; their daughter Judith Blunt-Lytton (born 1873) continued the horse breeding dynasty, and married Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
of the literary and political family that includes Bulwer-Lytton
of "It was a dark and stormy night
" fame. Their son Noel
(born 1900) was John's father.
John Lytton succeeded his father as the 5th Earl of Lytton and 18th Baron Wentworth
in 1985. His son, Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, currently holds the Lytton family's courtesy title
of Viscount Knebworth.
On 11th May 2011 he won a hereditary peer by-election
and regained his seat in the House of Lords, where he sits as a Crossbencher. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/holbyelectionresult10052011.pdf
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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(born 7 June 1950) is a British
United Kingdom
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surveyor and member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
He graduated from the University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
with a BSc
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
honours degree in Estate Management in 1972; after spending 13 years in the Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue
The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
Valuation Office and some additional years of experience with surveying firms Permutt Brown & Co and Cubitt & West, he set up the practice of John Lytton & Co., Chartered Surveyors, in January, 1988 http://www.lytton.co.uk/about.htm.
The then Lord Knebworth married Ursula Alexandra Komoly in 1980. Their children are Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, current Viscount Knebworth, the Honourable Wilfrid Thomas Scawen Lytton and Lady Katrina Mary Noel Lytton http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~conqueror/genealogy_html/i629.html. He inherited Newbuildings Place in 1984 from his aunt, Lady Anne Lytton http://british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18340; his cousins maintain the family estate, Knebworth House
Knebworth House
Knebworth House is a country house in the civil parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England.-History and description:The home of the Lytton family since 1490, when Thomas Bourchier sold the reversion of the manor to Sir Robert Lytton, Knebworth House was originally a genuine red-brick Late Gothic...
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John Lytton has an intriguing ancestry. His most famous ancestor is the Romantic poet
Romantic poetry
Romanticism, a philosophical, literary, artistic and cultural era which began in the mid/late-1700s as a reaction against the prevailing Enlightenment ideals of the day , also influenced poetry...
and adventurer Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement...
(born 1788). The Earl has taken his Byronic descent to heart and has contributed to the Newstead Byron Society Review http://212.158.3.83/acatalog/Basic_Products.html. He has also spoken before the Byron Society on his family history http://www.internationalbyronsociety.org/pdf_files/descendants.pdf. Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace , born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine...
(born 1815) is arguably the world's first computer programmer. Her daughter Anne
Lady Anne Blunt
Anne Isabella Noel Blunt, née King-Noel, 15th Baroness Wentworth , known for most of her life as Lady Anne Blunt, was co-founder, with her husband the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, of the Crabbet Arabian Stud. The two married on 8 June 1869...
(born 1837) married the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt was an English poet and writer. He was born at Petworth House in Sussex, and served in the Diplomatic Service from 1858 to 1869. His mother was a Catholic convert and he was educated at Twyford School, Stonyhurst and at St Mary's College, Oscott...
and set up the Crabbet Arabian Stud
Crabbet Arabian Stud
The Crabbet Arabian Stud, also known as the Crabbet Park Stud, was a horse breeding farm established on 2 July 1878 when the first Arabian horses brought to England by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and Lady Anne Blunt arrived at Crabbet Park, their estate in Sussex...
; their daughter Judith Blunt-Lytton (born 1873) continued the horse breeding dynasty, and married Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served...
of the literary and political family that includes Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC , was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling dime-novels which earned him a considerable fortune...
of "It was a dark and stormy night
It was a dark and stormy night
"It was a dark and stormy night" is an infamous phrase written by Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton at the beginning of his 1830 novel Paul Clifford. The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest uses the phrase as a signifier of purple prose...
" fame. Their son Noel
Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton
Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton was a British Army officer, Arabian horse fancier and writer....
(born 1900) was John's father.
John Lytton succeeded his father as the 5th Earl of Lytton and 18th Baron Wentworth
Baron Wentworth
Baron Wentworth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it descends according to the male-preference cognatic...
in 1985. His son, Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, currently holds the Lytton family's courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of Viscount Knebworth.
On 11th May 2011 he won a hereditary peer by-election
By elections to the House of Lords
Following passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 the number of hereditary peers entitled to sit in the House of Lords was reduced to ninety-two. The first ninety-two were elected by all hereditary peers before the passing of the reform...
and regained his seat in the House of Lords, where he sits as a Crossbencher. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/holbyelectionresult10052011.pdf