Researching John Stanhope
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 718 people with the Stanhope surname? In that year Stanhope was ranked number 2862 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Stanhope on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Stanhope and the Stanhope Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 846 people with the Stanhope surname in the UK? Stanhope is now ranked number 3246 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanhope Genealogy Databases
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Stanhope Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stanhope surname in the USA? Stanhope is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanhope Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Stanhope. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Stanhope
John Stanhope (MP)
John Stanhope (5 January 1705 – 4 December 1748), of Blackheath, Kent was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1748.
Stanhope was the third son of Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield and Lady Elizabeth Savile, daughter of the Marquess of Halifax. Stanhope was brought in by the Duke of Newcastle as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham on a compromise at the 1727 British general election. From 1728 to 1732, he was secretary to his brother, Philip Dormer, Lord Chesterfield, when he was ambassador at The Hague. In 1733 he followed Chesterfield into opposition and voted against the Excise Bill. He was not put up for Nottingham at the 1734 British general election but was returned on his family's interest at Derby at a by-election on 13 March 1736, in succession to his younger brother, Charles Stanhope. He also inherited his brother's fortune. He continued following Chesterfield politically, and voting against the Government. He was returned unopposed for Derby at the 1741 British general election. He became a government supporter in 1744, When Chesterfield joined the Administration. At the 1747 British general election, he was returned for Derby in a contest. He was made Lord of the Admiralty in February 1748, when Chesterfield resigned.
Stanhope died unmarried on 4 December 1748 of a fit of gout, which affected his hands and feet about a month, and which finally his stomach and head.
Source: John Stanhope (MP), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Roddam Spencer Stanhope
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope (20 January 1829 – 2 August 1908) was an English artist associated with Edward Burne-Jones and George Frederic Watts and often regarded as a second-wave pre-Raphaelite. His work is also studied within the context of Aestheticism and British Symbolism. As a painter, Stanhope worked in oil, watercolor, fresco, and mixed media. His subject matter was mythological, allegorical, biblical, and contemporary. Stanhope was born in Yorkshire, England, and died in Florence, Italy. He was the uncle and teacher of the painter Evelyn De Morgan.
Source: John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanhope
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