Lyt·ton (l?t?n), First Baron See Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton.Lytton, First Earl of Title of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton. 1831-1891. British politician and poet (under the pen name Owen Meredith) who served as viceroy of India (1876-1880) and ambassador to Paris (1887-1891). His daughter Lady Constance Lytton (1869-1923) was a militant suffragist who also worked for prison reform.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Lytton (?l?t?n) n (Biography) 1st Baron, title of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton. 1803?73, British novelist, dramatist, and statesman, noted particularly for his historical romancesCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Lyt?ton (?l?t n) n. 1. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-, 1st Baron Lytton, 1803?73, English novelist, playwright, and politician. 2. his son, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, 1st Earl Lytton ( ?Owen Meredith? ), 1831?91, English statesman and poet. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.