Family and Education
b. c. 1683, 3rd surv. s. of John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbys.; bro. of Charles Stanhope. educ. Eton; I. Temple, called 1704. m. c.1718, Anne, da. and h. of Col. Edward Griffith, 2s. cr. Baron Harrington 6 Jan. 1730; Earl of Harrington 9 Feb. 1742.
Offices Held
Lt. and capt. 2 Ft. Gds. 1703, capt. and lt.-col. 3 Ft. Gds. 1710, col. regt. of Ft. 1711 – 12, regt. of Drags. 1715 – 18, 13 Drags. 1725 – 30; maj.-gen. 1735; lt.-gen. 1739; gen. 1747; envoy, Madrid 1717 – 18, Turin 1718 – 20, Paris 1719, Madrid 1720; ambassador, Madrid 1721 – 27, 1729 – 30, Aix la Chapelle 1727, Soissons Feb. 1730; vice-chamberlain of the Household 1727 – 30; P.C. 31 May 1727; sec. of state, northern dept. 1730 – 42, 1744 – 46; ld. president of the Council 1742 – 45; one of the lds. justices of the realm 1743, 1745; ld. lt. [I] 1746–51.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
STANHOPE, William (c.1683-1756)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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