# The Earl of Chesterfield — The Federalist Papers character guide

> The Earl of Chesterfield in The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0065-lxiii-the-senate-continued

## Who they are

British statesman and wit, quoted on political prudence and governance.

## In the story

### [XXII: The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/xxii-the-same-subject-continued-other-defects-of-the-present-confederation)

Cited as an example of foreign corruption in republican governments, noting his success in a negotiation depended on obtaining a major's commission for a deputy.

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