John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton

John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton DL, FRICS, MCIArb (born 7 June 1950), styled Viscount Knebworth between 1951 and 1985, is a British surveyor and member of the House of Lords.

Background and education

Lytton is the son of Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton. He is a descendant Lord Byron. He graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc honours degree in Estate Management in 1972.

Career

After spending thirteen 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. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1985. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. However, on 11 May 2011 he won a hereditary peer by-election and regained his seat in the House of Lords, where he sits as a Crossbencher.

Lord Lytton has taken his Byronic descent to heart and has contributed to the Newstead Byron Society Review. He has also spoken before the Byron Society on his family history.

Family

Lord Lytton married Ursula Alexandra Komoly in 1980. Their children are Philip Anthony Scawen Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, the Honourable Wilfrid Thomas Scawen Lytton and Lady Katrina Mary Noel Lytton. He inherited Newbuildings Place in 1984 from his aunt, Lady Anne Lytton. His cousins maintain the family estate, Knebworth House. He is a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lytton
• The Official Earl of Lytton Website: The Lytton Family Archives
• Knebworth House website
• John Lytton & Co. Chartered Surveyors
• The International Byron Society

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton-Milbanke	Earl of Lytton 1985-present	Incumbent