Lytton,First Earl of

Lytton,First Earl of
Lytton, First Earl of Title of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton. 1831-1891.
British politician and diplomat who served as viceroy of India (1875-1880) and ambassador to Paris (1887-1891). His daughter Lady Constance Lytton (1867-1923) was a militant suffragist who also worked for prison reform.

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