STANHOPE, John (c.1545-1621), of Harrington, Northants. and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

Family and Education

b. c. 1545, 3rd s. of Sir Michael Stanhope and bro. of Edward Stanhope I, Edward Stanhope II, Michael Stanhope and Sir Thomas Stanhope. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1556; G. Inn (poss. hon.) 1556. m. (1) bef. Sept. 1557, Mary (d.1568), 1st da. and coh. of Sir William Knowles of Bilton in Holderness, alderman of Kingston-upon-Hull, s.p.; (2) 6 May 1589, Margaret, da. of Henry Macwilliam, 1s. 2da. Kntd. Aug. or Sept. 1596; cr. Baron Stanhope 1605.

Offices Held

?Gent of privy chamber by 1578; ?bailiff of church lands, Beverley by 1584; v.-adm. Yorks. by 1587, master of posts 1590; j.p.q. Yorks. (N. Riding), custos rot. by 1593; treasurer of the chamber 1596 – 1618; treasurer at war 1599; keeper of Colchester castle 1599; steward of Higham Ferrers and other duchy of Lancaster manors in Northants. 1600; high steward, Peterborough cathedral Oct. 1600; vice-chamberlain Jan. 1601 – Apr. 1616; PC June 1601; feodary, Northants. 1602; commr. for union with Scotland 1604; steward, manor of Eltham 1604; councillor for colony of Virginia 1609; commr. for surrender of Flushing and Brill 1616; commr. eccles. causes 1620.CP, xxi(1), pp. 239 seq.; Archaeologia, xxxviii(2), pp. 389–404; Eliz. Govt. and Soc. 112–13; APC, xv. ???54; CSP Dom. 1581–90, pp. 672, 676; 1595–7, pp. 267, 511; 1598–1601, pp. 357, 388; 1603–10, pp. 15, 160, 354; Add. 1580–1625, p. 426; Somerville, Duchy, i. 588, 591, 603; Northants. Rec. Soc. xviii. 41; APC, xxxii. 485 et passim; Kingsbury, Recs. of Virginia Co. iv. 369; Rymer, Feodera, xvi. 783; xvii. 201.

Parlimentarian

STANHOPE, Sir John I (c.1540-1621), of Harrington, Northants. and Westminster

Main residences: Harrington, Northants.; St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

STANHOPE, John (c.1545-1621)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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