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Thomas Stannus

1736 – 1813

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About Thomas Stannus

Lived 1736 – 1813 (aged 76–77).

Thomas Stannus (1736–1813) was an Irish soldier and politician, of the family which later produced the celebrated dancer and choreographer Dame Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus).

He was the son of Trevor Stannus of Stannus Hill, Portarlington, who held office as High Sheriff of County Louth, and Jane Sibthorpe, daughter of Stephen Sibthorpe, MP for County Louth.

He was an Army captain, who fought in the American War of Independence and was seriously wounded. He was Escheator of Leinster in 1800. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington from 1798 to 1800.

He married Caroline Hamilton, one of the numerous children of James Hamilton of Sheephill Park, County Dublin, Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland), (whose portrait was painted by Gilbert Stuart), and sister of Hans Hamilton MP, and had eight children. His son James was Dean of Ross, Ireland from 1830 to 1876. Another son Thomas, a soldier like his father, was the great-grandfather of Edris Stannus, better known as Ninette de Valois: her father was Colonel Thomas Stannus, DSO.

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Important facts

Born
1736
Birth century
Died
1813
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland
Also known as
Captain Thomas Stannus

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Who was Thomas Stannus?

(1736-1813)

When was Thomas Stannus born?

Thomas Stannus was born in 1736.

When did Thomas Stannus die?

Thomas Stannus died in 1813.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Stannus

· Wikidata: Q75706955

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