William Stanhope (other)
William Stanhope may refer to: *William Stanhope (1626–1703), MP for Nottingham *William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c. 1690–1756), British statesman and diplomat *William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719–1779), English politician, soldier and nobleman * William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922–2009), British captain and peer *William Stanhope (1702–1772) Hon. Sir William Stanhope (1702–72), of Eythrope, Buckinghamshire, was an English landowner and opposition Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons for 35 years between 1727 and 1768. Afflicted with deafness and ill-health, he trave ...

William Stanhope (1626–1703)
Sir William Stanhope (18 December 1626 – 19 June 1703) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire was a politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham from 1685 to 1687. He was born the eldest surviving son of William Stanhope of Linby, Nottinghamshire by Anne, the daughter of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk. He succeeded his father (who had been MP for Nottingham in the Long Parliament) on his death in 1681, inheriting his father's estates at Linby and Shelford, Nottinghamshire and was knighted in 1683. He was a captain in the Earl of Chesterfield's Foot in 1667. He was Gentleman Usher to Queen Catherine of Braganza by 1665–1685? and Groom of the Chamber in 1685?–1689. He was elected MP for Nottingham in 1685. He died aged 76 and was buried at Shelford. He had married Catherine, the daughter of Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron of Rochdale but had no children. He left Linby to his cousin William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington and Shelford to his father' ...
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William Stanhope, 1st Earl Of Harrington
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, PC (c. 16838 December 1756) was a British statesman and diplomat. Life William Stanhope was born in 1683 at the family home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, third surviving son of John Stanhope and Dorothy Agard. His elder brother Charles Stanhope (1673–1760) was also a politician and deeply involved in the South Sea Company financial scandal, while his cousin James Stanhope (1673–1721) is considered an alternative candidate to Robert Walpole for the title of Britain's first Prime Minister. He married Anne Griffiths, who died in 1719 giving birth to twin sons, William, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719–1779) and Thomas (1719–1743). Career Educated at Eton College, Stanhope was commissioned in 1703 as a lieutenant in the 2nd Foot Guards during the War of the Spanish Succession, before transferring to the 3rd Foot Guards in Spain. By 1710, he was a lieutenant-colonel and missed the December 1710 Battle of Brihuega, when the British ...
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William Stanhope, 2nd Earl Of Harrington
General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier. The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and was also returned for Aylesbury. He was wounded at the battle of Fontenoy and shortly thereafter (5 June 1745) was appointed colonel of the Second Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, an appointment he held for the remainder of his life. He married Lady Caroline FitzRoy (1722–1784), daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, on 11 August 1746. They had seven children: * Lady Caroline Stanhope (11 March 1747 – 9 February 1767), married Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth * Lady Isabella Stanhope (c. 1748 – 29 January 1819), married Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton * Lady Amelia Stanhope (24 May 1749 – 5 September 1780), married Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore * Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753–18 ...
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William Stanhope, 11th Earl Of Harrington
William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (24 August 1922 – 12 April 2009), was a British army captain and peer. Early life and education Stanhope was the son of Charles Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington, and Margaret Trelawney Seaton. He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father on 16 November 1929. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1796. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. In 1967, the 11th Earl also succeeded as eighth Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and eighth Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, following the death of his distant relative James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope. He inherited these titles (but not the earldom) by a special remainder in the latter's patent which allowed these titles to be inherited by the ...
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