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[[File:Elvaston Castle - geograph.org.uk - 6393.jpg|thumb|Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire today - the Stanhope family seat as rebuilt c.1817]] |
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The son of John Stanhope of [[Elvaston, Derbyshire]], |
The second son of John Stanhope of [[Elvaston, Derbyshire]], his elder brother was the MP [[Thomas Stanhope (MP)|Thomas Stanhope]] and his younger brother [[William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington]]. Entering the [[Inner Temple]], he was [[called to the bar]] in 1703. He succeeded his elder brother Thomas to the family estates in 1730.<ref name="HoP"/> |
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He was the cousin of [[James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope]] who made him his under-secretary position in 1714. |
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Stanhope served as [[Secretary to the Treasury]] during 1717–1721, and was elected Member of Parliament for {{constlk|Milborne Port}}, sitting over the same period. James Stanhope and [[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland]] were investigated over dealings in [[South Sea Company]] stock after the Bubble, and Charles Stanhope also; but he avoided the ruin of political career that came upon Sunderland.<ref name="HoP"/> |
Stanhope served as [[Secretary to the Treasury]] during 1717–1721, and was elected Member of Parliament for {{constlk|Milborne Port}}, sitting over the same period. James Stanhope and [[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland]] were investigated over dealings in [[South Sea Company]] stock after the Bubble, and Charles Stanhope also; but he avoided the ruin of political career that came upon Sunderland.<ref name="HoP"/> |
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Subsequently (1722) Stanhope was given the safe seat of {{constlk|Aldborough}} by the [[Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle|Duke of Newcastle]], holding it to 1734, and then sat for {{constlk|Harwich}} from 1734 to 1741.<ref name="HoP"/> He became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 1726.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Thomson|title=History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqjjR4Qt9IgC&pg=PR36|year=1812|publisher=R. Baldwin|page=xxxvi}}</ref> |
Subsequently (1722) Stanhope was given the safe seat of {{constlk|Aldborough}} by the [[Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle|Duke of Newcastle]], holding it to 1734, and then sat for {{constlk|Harwich}} from 1734 to 1741.<ref name="HoP"/> He became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 1726.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Thomson|title=History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqjjR4Qt9IgC&pg=PR36|year=1812|publisher=R. Baldwin|page=xxxvi}}</ref> |
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He died unmarried in 1760. His closest relative was his nephew [[William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington]]. |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 11:51, 27 October 2018
Charles Stanhope (1673–1760) was an English barrister and politician. Deeply implicated in transactions related to the South Sea Bubble, possibly concerned with political corruption, he was strongly defended by those in government, and was acquitted of all charges brought against him.[1]
Life
The second son of John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbyshire, his elder brother was the MP Thomas Stanhope and his younger brother William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington. Entering the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1703. He succeeded his elder brother Thomas to the family estates in 1730.[1]
He was the cousin of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope who made him his under-secretary position in 1714. Stanhope served as Secretary to the Treasury during 1717–1721, and was elected Member of Parliament for Milborne Port, sitting over the same period. James Stanhope and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland were investigated over dealings in South Sea Company stock after the Bubble, and Charles Stanhope also; but he avoided the ruin of political career that came upon Sunderland.[1]
Subsequently (1722) Stanhope was given the safe seat of Aldborough by the Duke of Newcastle, holding it to 1734, and then sat for Harwich from 1734 to 1741.[1] He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1726.[2]
He died unmarried in 1760. His closest relative was his nephew William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington.
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Stanhope, Charles (1673–1760), of Elvaston, Derbys., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Thomas Thomson (1812). History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century. R. Baldwin. p. xxxvi.