STANHOPE, Sir William (1626-1703), of Shelford, Notts.

Family and Education

bap. 18 Dec. 1626, 1st surv. s. of William Stanhope of Linby, Notts. by Anne, da. of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Harling, Norf. m. aft. 1648, Catherine, da. of Richard, 2nd Baron Byron of Rochdale, s.p. suc. fa. c.1681; Kntd. 26 July 1683.Norf. Arch. Soc. xxvi. 386, 390; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 379; Bury St. Edmunds St. James Baptisms (Suff. Green Bks. xvii), 95; Vis. England and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, xii 67.

Offices Held

Commr. for oyer and terminer, Midland circuit 1661; lt. of militia ft. Notts. by 1662, farmer of excise 1671 – 74, dep. lt. 1677 – Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; verderer, Sherwood Forest by 1683 – d.; commr. for assessment, Notts. 1689 – 90, j.p. by 1701–d.Kingdom’s Intelligencer, 1 Sept. 1662; Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 135; vii. 423, 697; CSP Dom. 1677–8, p. 454; 1685, p. 401.

Gent. usher to Queen Catherine of Braganza by 1665 – ?85, groom of privy chamber ?1685–9.Cal. Treas. Bks. ii. 602; vii. 423; viii. 1390; HMC Laing, i. 363.

Capt. Earl of Chesterfield’s Ft. 1667.

Parlimentarian

STANHOPE, Sir William (1626-1703), of Shelford, Notts.

Main residence: Shelford, Notts.

Author

E.R.E.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

STANHOPE, Sir William (1626-1703)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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