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STANHOPE, Hon. William (1719-79), of Elvaston, Derbys.
Family and Education
b. 18 Dec. 1719, 1st s. of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington. educ. ?Eton 1732. m. 11 Aug. 1746, Lady Caroline FitzRoy, da. of Charles, 2nd Duke of Grafton, 2s. 5da. styled. Visct. Petersham 1742-56. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl 8 Dec. 1756.
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Ensign 10 Ft. 1738; capt. 14 Ft. 1739; capt. and lt.-col. 3 Ft. Gds. 1741; col. 2 tp. Horse Grenadier Gds. 1745 – d.; maj.-gen. 1755; lt.-gen. 1758; gen. 1770; customer, port of Dublin 1748 – d.
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Main residence: Elvaston, Derbys.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STANHOPE, Hon. William (1719-79)
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STANLEY, Sir Edward, 5th Bt. (1689-1776), of Bickerstaffe, Lancs.
Family and Education
b. 17 Sept. 1689, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Stanley, 4th Bt. M.P., of Bickerstaffe by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Patten, M.P., of Preston, Lancs. educ. Macclesfield sch. Cheshire; Sidney Sussex, Camb. 1707. m. 14 Sept. 1714, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Robert Hesketh of Rufford, Lancs., 3s. d.v.p. 6da. suc. fa. 7 May 1714; his distant cos. James Stanley, M.P., 10th Earl of Derby, as 11th Earl, 1 Feb. 1736.
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Sheriff, Lancs. 1722 – 24; mayor, Preston 1731 – 32; ld. lt. Lancs. 1742 – 57, 1771 – d.
Main residence: Bickerstaffe, Lancs.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STANLEY, Sir Edward (1689-1776)
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STANLEY, Hans (1721-80), of Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants and Ventnor, I.o.W.
Family and Education
b. 23 Sept. 1721,Sloane-Stanley mss. o.s. of George Stanley of Paultons by Sarah, da. of Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Bt., of Chelsea, and coh. with her sis., w. of Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan. educ. Hackney; Switzerland.Yorke, Hardwicke, iii. 320; Stanley to Ld. Palmerston, 28 Oct. 1763, Palmerston mss. suc. fa. (who committed suicide) 1734. unm. One of his sisters m. Welbore Ellis.
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Ld. of Admiralty Sept. 1757 – July 1765; envoy to Paris May-Sept. 1761; P.C. 26 Nov. 1762; gov. and v.-adm. I.o.W. 1764 – 66, 1770 – d.; ambassador designate to Russia 1766 – 67; cofferer of the Household Dec. 1766 – Mar. 1774, Oct. 1776 – d.
Main residences: Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants.; Ventnor, I.o.W.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STANLEY, Hans (1721-80)
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STANLEY (afterwards SMITH STANLEY), James, Lord Strange (1717-71).
Family and Education
b. 7 Jan. 1717, 1st s. of Sir Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby. educ. Westminster 1729; Leyden Univ. 1735; Grand Tour c.1737. m. 17 Mar. 1747 (with £100,000), Lucy, da. and coh. of Hugh Smith of Weald Hall, Essex, and assumed name of Smith bef. Stanley, 3s. 4da.
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Ld. lt. Lancs. 1757 – d. P.C. 15 Dec. 1762; chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Dec. 1762 – d.
SMITH STANLEY
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Commons 1715-1754
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STANLEY (AFTERWARDS SMITH STANLEY ), James (1717-71)
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STANWIX, John (1693-1766), of Carlisle, Cumb.
Family and Education
bap. 19 Mar. 1693,Stanwix ped., Portland mss. s. of Rev. John Roos, rector of Widmerpool, Notts., by Matilda, da. of Thomas Stanwix of Carlisle. m. (1) Ann (d. 17 Mar. 1754), da. of Henry Holmes, 1s. 1da. (2) 20 Apr. 1763 (with £12,000), a da. of Marmaduke Sowle of Dublin, s.p. suc. fa. 1704 and to estates of uncle Thomas Stanwix 1725, taking name of Stanwix.
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Ensign 1706; lt. 1706; capt. 28 Ft. 1722; maj. 10 Marines 1741; lt.-col. 71 Ft. 1745; half pay 1749; gov. Carlisle 1752 – d.; dep. q.m.g. 1754 – 56; col. 1756; col. comm. 60 Ft. 1756 – 61, serving with his regt. in America 1756 – 60; brig.-gen. (America) 1757; maj.-gen. 1759; lt.-gen. 1761; col. 49 Ft. 1761 – 64; lt. gov. I. of W. 1763 – d.; col. 8 Ft. 1764 – d.
Alderman, Carlisle; equerry to the Prince of Wales 1749–51.
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Main residence: Carlisle, Cumb.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STANWIX, John (1693-1766)
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