Lyttleton, Charles

Lyttleton, Charles LL.D., an English divine, born at Hagley, Worcestershire, in 1714, was educated at Eton and at University College, Oxford; rector of Alvechurch, Worcester, in 1742; dean of Exeter in 1748; bishop of Carlisle in 1762, and president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1765. He died December 22, 1768. He published one sermon (Lond. 1765, 4to), and left various interesting scientific works. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, volume 2, s.v.