1880 to 1882, and once again Assistant Private Secretary to Gladstone from 1882 to 1885. In 1892, he was Gladstone's Principal Private Secretary. Lyttleton was one of several former private secretaries to Gladstone who attended at his funeral at Westminster Abbey on 28 May 1898. He was decorated for his service to the Prime Minister, being named a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and was also a Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and was also on the Executive Committee of the Royal College of Music. He died, having never married, on 5 December 1913. References External links 1847 births 1913 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Cambridge University cricketers Companions of the Order of the Bath English cricketers Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society George William Spencer Lyttelton People educated at Eton College People from Westminster Private secretaries in the British Civil Service Gentlemen of England cricketers Younger sons of barons