Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton first Earl Lytton

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  • BirthName: Edward Robert Bulwer
    These were his names at birth. Lytton came later

  • Self-constructed: Bulwer Lytton
    As an adult he used the surname Bulwer Lytton (written both with and without the hyphen), which his father adopted in 1843.
  • Pseudonym: Owen Meredith
  • Titled: Baron Lytton
    He succeeded to his father's title on the latter's death in 1873, and was created first Earl Lytton on 28 April 1880, following his service in India.
    Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
    ; Earl Lytton

Milestones

8 November 1831

The future diplomat and poet Edward Robert Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton , who also used the pseudonym Owen Meredith) was born in London, the younger child of writers Rosina and Edward Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton) .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

24 November 1891

Diplomat and poet Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, first Earl of Lytton (who had published as Owen Meredith), died at the British embassy in Paris.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

Birth and Family

8 November 1831

The future diplomat and poet Edward Robert Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton , who also used the pseudonym Owen Meredith) was born in London, the younger child of writers Rosina and Edward Bulwer (later Bulwer Lytton) .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

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