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STANWIX, Thomas (?1667-1725), of Carlisle, Cumb.

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b. ?24 Sept. 1667, o. s. of Thomas Stanwix of Carlisle by Grace, da. and h. of Thomas Fairfax of Parkhead, Cumb. educ. Camb. LL.D. 1717. m. Susanna, s.p. IGI, Cumb.; J. Foster, Vis. Cumb. 128; Nottingham Univ. Lib. Portland mss, Stanwix ped; Boyer, Pol. State, xiv. 345.
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Capt.-lt. 13 Ft. 1691, capt. 1692; capt. 14 Ft. 1693, Earl of Arran’s Horse 1694–7; 6 Drag. Gds. May 1702; lt.-col. Ld. Henry Scott’s Ft. 1704; brevet col. 1705; lt.-gov. Carlisle 1705–d.; col. of newly raised regt. of ft. 1706–11, brig.-gen. 1710; gov. of Gibraltar 1711–13, Chelsea Hosp. Jan. 1715–June 1720; col. of newly raised regt. of ft. 1715–17, 30 Ft. July– Aug. 1717, 12 Ft. 1717–d.; gov. Kingston-upon-Hull Mar. 1721–d. Folger Shakespeare Lib. Newdigate newsletters 21 Feb. 1712–13, 11 June 1713.

Alderman, Carlisle 1705, mayor 1715–6. Cumbria RO (Carlisle), Carlisle bor. recs. Ca/2/2, f. 56.

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STANWIX, Thomas (c.1670-1725), of Carlisle, Cumb.
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STANLEY, Sir Thomas, 4th Bt. (1670-1714), of Bickerstaffe, Lancs.

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b. 27 Sept. 1670, 1st s. of Sir Edward Stanley, 3rd Bt., by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Bosvile of Warmsworth, Yorks. m. (1) 16 Aug. 1688, Elizabeth (d. 1695), da. and coh. of Thomas Patten† of Preston, Lancs. 4s. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 1695, Margaret, da. of Thomas Holcroft of Holcroft, Lancs., wid. of Sir Richard Standish, 1st Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. as 4th Bt. 16 Oct. 1671. J. J. Bagley, Earls of Derby, 131–3; HMC Kenyon, 377.
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STANLEY, Sir Thomas, 4th Bt. (1670-1714), of Bickerstaffe, Lancs.
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STANLEY, Hon. James (1664-1736), of Knowsley, Lancs.

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b. 3 July 1664, 8th but 3rd surv. s. of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby; bro. of Hon. Charles Stanley*. educ. St. Paul’s. m. Feb. 1705 (with £60,000), Mary, da. and h. of Sir William Morley*, 1s. d.v.p. suc. bro. as 10th Earl of Derby 5 Nov. 1702. P. Draper, House of Stanley, 252.
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Capt. Earl of Pembroke’s (Thomas Herbert†) Ft. Mar. 1688, 1 Ft. Gds. 1689; col. 16 Ft. 1692–1705; brig.-gen. 1702–4; maj.-gen. 1704–5; groom of bedchamber 1689–1702; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster June 1706–10; PC 10 June 1706; capt. yeoman of the guard 1715–23. HMC Kenyon, 218; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 4.

Burgess, Wigan by 1684; ranger of the five forests, Lancs. 1694–1710; ld. lt. Lancs. and N. Wales 1702–10, 1714–d.; v.-adm. Lancs. 1702–12; chamberlain of Chester 1702–d., mayor, Liverpool 1707–8, 1734–5. NLS, Crawford mss 47/3/78, list of burgesses, Dec. 1684; Somerville, 144; J. J. Bagley, Earls of Derby, 127, 128; Draper, 258.

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STANLEY, Hon. Charles Zedenno (1666-1715), of Knowsley, Lancs.

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b. 8 Dec. 1666, 9th s. of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, by Dorothea Helena, da. of Jan van der Kerchhove, Ld. of Heenvliet, Zeeland; bro. of Hon. James Stanley*. unm. P. Draper, House of Stanley, 252.
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Cornet, R. Horse Gds. 1690, lt. 1698–1704; lt. and brevet col. of ft. 1706–12.

Burgess, Wigan by 1695. NLS, Crawford mss 47/3/19, poll bk. [7 Nov. 1695].

Commr. settle trade with Spain 1707. Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 116.

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STANHOPE, Thomas (c.1679-1730), of Elvaston, Derbys.

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b. c. 1679, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of John Stanhope of Elvaston by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Charles Agard of Foston, Derbys.; bro. of Charles† and William Stanhope†. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. matric. 14 July 1696, aged 16. m. settlement 6 Oct. 1705, Jane, da. and coh. of Gilbert Thacker of Repton Priory, Derbys., wid. of Charles Wootton Stanhope, 2nd s. of Philip, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, s.p. suc. fa. July 1692. Collins, Peerage, iv. 285; Add. 36175, f. 2; W. Woolley, Hist. Derbys. (Derbys. Rec. Soc. vi), 147; Derbys. RO D518/F18; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 525.
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STANHOPE, Thomas (c.1679-1730), of Elvaston, Derbys.
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STANHOPE, James (1673-1721), of London

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b. 1673, 1st s. of Hon. Alexander Stanhope (yr. s. of Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield) by Katherine, da. of Arnold Burghill of Thinghall Parva, Herefs. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1688; travelled abroad (Spain, Italy) 1691–2. m. 24 Feb. 1713, Lucy (d. 1723), da. of Thomas Pitt*, 3s. 5da. (?2 d.v.p.). cr. Visct. Stanhope of Mahon 3 July 1717; Earl Stanhope 14 Apr. 1718. B. Williams, Stanhope, 1–3, 8, 128; Collins, Peerage, iv. 178; HMC Fortescue, i. 58; Hearne Colls. vii. 217.
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A.d.c. to Duke of Schomberg in service of Savoy 1691, serjt. 1692, capt. 1693; capt. 28 Ft. 1694; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1695; second sec. to Paris embassy 1698 and to his fa. at The Hague 1700–1; col. 11 Ft. 1702–5; brig.-gen. 1704; envoy extraordinary to Charles III of Spain May 1706–Dec. 1707, May 1708–Dec. 1710; maj.-gen. 1707; c.-in-c. of Brit. forces in Spain Mar. 1708–Dec. 1710; lt.-gen. 1709; col. regt. of Drags. 1710–12; sec. of state (southern dept.) Sept. 1714–Dec. 1716 (northern dept.) Dec. 1716–Apr. 1717, Mar. 1718–d.; PC 29 Sept. 1714–d.; ambassador, Vienna Nov.– Dec. 1714; first ld. of Treasury and chancellor of Exchequer Apr. 1717–Mar. 1718; ambassador, Paris and Madrid June– Sept. 1718, Paris Jan. and Mar.– Apr. 1720, Berlin July 1720; ld. justice May– Nov. 1719, June–Nov. 1720. Williams, 9.

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STANHOPE, James (1673-1721), of Chevening, Kent.
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STANDISH, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1651-93), of Duxbury, Lancs.

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bap. 21 Jan. 1651 [?–2], 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Richard Standish† of Duxbury by Elizabeth, da. of Piers Legh of Lyme, Cheshire. educ. St. Catharine’s, Camb. 1669. m. bef. 1679, Margaret, da. of Thomas Holcroft of Holcroft, Lancs., 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1662. cr. Bt. 8 Feb. 1677. IGI, Lancs.
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Burgess, Wigan by 1684, mayor 1692–3. NLS, Crawford mss 47/3/78, list of Wigan burgesses, Dec. 1684; Wigan RO, Wigan bor. recs. AB/CL/69.

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STANDISH, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1651-93), of Duxbury, Lancs.
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STAINES, Richard (1650-1705), of Thirsk, Yorks.

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bap. 4 July 1650, 1st s. of Thomas Staines, of Thirsk by his 1st w. Anne. educ. Thirsk sch.; Caius, Camb. 1667, scholar 1667–9; G. Inn 1670, called 1677. m. lic. 3 May 1676, Dorothy Parker, 1s. suc. fa. 1697.
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Housekeeper excise office Nov. 1697–May 1702. Cal. Treas. Bks. xiii. 33; xvii. 219.

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STAINES, Richard (1650-1705), of Sowerby, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.
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SQUIRE, Robert (c.1648-1707), of the Treasurer’s House, the Close, York

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b. c. 1648, 5th s. of William Squire of Ulleskelf, Yorks. by 2nd w. Anne, da. of William Savile of Copley, Yorks. m. 13 Dec. 1684, Priscilla (d. 1711), da. and h. of Edward Bower, merchant, of Bridlington Quay, Yorks., 1s. d.v.p. 2da. Drake, Eboracum, 342; Fam. Min. Gent. (Harl. Soc. xxxix), 946.
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SQUIRE, Robert (c.1648-1707), of the Treasurer’s House, the Close, York
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SPENCER, William (aft.1663-1705), of Cople, Beds.

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b. aft. 1663, 1st s. of Nicholas Spencer, of Nomini, Westmoreland co., Virginia, pres. of the council and sec. of state, Virginia 1679–d., by Frances, da. of Col. John Mottrom of Chicacone, Northumberland co., Virginia. educ. Northill, Beds.; Christ’s, Camb. 1684; I. Temple 1685; ?travelled abroad (Holland) 1692. unm. suc. fa. 1689. Wm. and Mary Q. xvii. 53–57; PCC 88 Lloyd; W. A. Crozier, Virginia Heraldica, 25–26; W. G. and M. N. Stanard, Colonial Virginian Reg. 1721; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 426.
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Gent. pensioner 1689–d. Beaufort mss at Badminton House, 600.2.1, proceedings of gent. pensioners; info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz.

Burgess, Bedford 1695. Bedford Bor. Council, Bedford bor. recs. B2/3, corp. act bk. 1688–1718, f. 43.

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SPENCER, William (aft.1663-1705), of Cople, Beds.
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