Charles Stanhope (1673–1760)
Charles Stanhope (1673—1760) was an English barrister and Whig politician who sat in the
Early life
Stanhope was the second son of John Stanhope of
Career
Stanhope was the cousin of
At the 1722 general election Stanhope was given the safe seat of Aldborough by the Duke of Newcastle, being returned unopposed then and at the 1727 general election. Stanhope was seeking procurement, but the new King George II discovered among his father's papers a note written by Stanhope with proposals for drastic action against him during a family quarrel. The King blocked any favours towards Stanhope, but Stanhope attributed his failure to secure office to Walpole and became his bitter enemy. While he owed his seat to Newcastle, he supported the government in all divisions except on the civil list arrears in 1729. At the 1734 general election he was elected in a contest as MP for Harwich on his own interest, and went over to the Opposition. He did not stand in 1741.[1]
Stanhope became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1726.[2]
Death and legacy
Stanhope died unmarried in 1760. His younger brother was William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, the father of 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.