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William Stanhope

1626 – 1703

English politician

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About William Stanhope

Lived 1626 – 1703 (aged 76–77). William Stanhope was a politician.

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's half-brother, Philip Stanhope, who was created Baron Stanhope of Shelford.

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1626
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Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament
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Sir William Stanhope

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English politician

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William Stanhope was born in 1626.

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William Stanhope died on 19 June 1703.

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William Stanhope was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Stanhope

· Wikidata: Q8018719

· DBpedia: William Stanhope (1626–1703)

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