Hans Sloane (14 November 1739 – 1827), later called Hans Sloane-Stanley, was a politician who sat in the

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between 1768 and 1806.

Early life

Hans Sloane was born on 14 November 1739 at

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. He was educated at

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and the

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. He was the great-nephew of noted physician and collector Sir

Hans Sloane Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Irish physician, naturalist, and collector, with a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Mu ...

, Bart., and first cousin of

John 'Mad Jack' Fuller John Fuller (20 February 1757 – 11 April 1834), better known as "Mad Jack" Fuller (although he himself preferred to be called "Honest John" Fuller), was Squire of the hamlet of Brightling, in Sussex, and politician who sat in the House of Commo ...

, who was also a Member of Parliament for Southampton in 1780. Another relative was

Hans Stanley Hans Stanley, PC (23 September 1721 – 12 January 1780) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1743 and 1780. Early life Stanley was christened on 9 October 1721 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. He wa ...

, grandson of Sir Hans Sloane, who guided his early career.

Career

Stanley was influential in the Isle of Wight, and found Sloane a parliamentary seat there, having him elected as

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for Newport (Isle of Wight) in 1768. From 1770 to 1782, he was also Stanley's deputy as

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. Sloane was later also MP for

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from 1780 to 1784,

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from 1788 to 1796 and

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, from 1796 to 1802, and a junior Lord of Trade from 1780 to 1782 (when he lost office with the fall of Lord North's government).

Personal life

On 24 June 1772, Sloane married Sarah Fuller, the daughter of Stephen Fuller and Elizabeth Noakes. They had five sons and two daughters. On the death of

in 1780, Sloane had inherited his estate of Paultons near Romsey, subject to the life interest of Stanley's two sisters, and in recognition of this he adopted the additional surname of Stanley in 1821.

Death and legacy

Sloane died in 1827. There is a memorial to Sarah in South Stoneham church.

References

* Lewis Namier & John Brooke, ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754–1790'' (London: HMSO, 1964) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloane, Hans 1739 births 1827 deaths Members of Parliament for the Isle of Wight Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Cornwall British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple People educated at Newcome's School Members of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) People from South Stoneham