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'''Sir Thomas Stanhope''' (1540 – 3 August 1596) was a [[Tudor era|Tudor]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Nottinghamshire]] in [[England]]. |
'''Sir Thomas Stanhope''' (1540 – 3 August 1596) was a [[Tudor era|Tudor]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Nottinghamshire]] in [[England]]. |
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He was the son of [[Sir Michael Stanhope]] and [[Ann Rawson]], the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552. He lived at [[Shelford Priory|Shelford Manor]] Nottinghamshire |
He was the eldest son of [[Sir Michael Stanhope]] and [[Ann Rawson]], the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552. He lived at [[Shelford Priory|Shelford Manor]] Nottinghamshire. |
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In 1562 he was appointed [[Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests|Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire]] and in 1574 and 1587 [[High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire]]. In 1586 and 1593 he was elected [[knight of the shire]] (MP) for [[Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottinghamshire]]. |
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In 1596 he died in debt, partly caused by the cost of rebuilding [[Shelford Priory|Shelford Manor]]. |
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He married Margaret Port of Etwall in Derbyshire, daughter of [[John Port (the younger)|Sir John Port]] of Etwall and Cubley, and Elizabeth Gifford. |
He married Margaret Port of Etwall in Derbyshire, daughter of [[John Port (the younger)|Sir John Port]] of Etwall and Cubley, and Elizabeth Gifford. |
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* Anne Stanhope, married [[John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare]] |
* Anne Stanhope, married [[John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/stanhope-sir-thomas-1540-96 History of Parliament STANHOPE,Sir Thomas (c.1540-96) of Shelford, Notts] |
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* Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, Local life in Elizabethan Times, Beryl Cobbing and Pamela Priestland |
* Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, Local life in Elizabethan Times, Beryl Cobbing and Pamela Priestland |
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[[Category:1596 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Nottinghamshire]] |
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[[Category:High Sheriffs of Derbyshire]] |
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[[Category:High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire]] |
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[[Category:People of the Tudor period]] |
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[[Category:16th-century English people]] |
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Revision as of 11:46, 5 September 2011
Sir Thomas Stanhope (1540 – 3 August 1596) was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.
He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552. He lived at Shelford Manor Nottinghamshire.
In 1562 he was appointed Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and in 1574 and 1587 High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. In 1586 and 1593 he was elected knight of the shire (MP) for Nottinghamshire.
In 1596 he died in debt, partly caused by the cost of rebuilding Shelford Manor.
Family
He married Margaret Port of Etwall in Derbyshire, daughter of Sir John Port of Etwall and Cubley, and Elizabeth Gifford.
Children:
- Sir John Stanhope (1559-1611)
- Edward Stanhope
- Anne Stanhope, married John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare
References
- History of Parliament STANHOPE,Sir Thomas (c.1540-96) of Shelford, Notts
- Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, Local life in Elizabethan Times, Beryl Cobbing and Pamela Priestland