Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope
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Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (13 September 1838 – 19 April 1905), was a British Conservative Party politician. From 1855 to 1875 he was styled Viscount Mahon. He sat for a few months of 1868 as a Member of Parliament for Leominster and returned to the Commons as member for Suffolk East from 1870 to 1875. He was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations in 1875.[1]
Viscount Mahon succeeded to the title of Earl Stanhope on the death of his father on 24 December 1875. He married Evelyn Pennefather, daughter of Richard Pennefather of Knockeevan, County Tipperary and Lady Emily Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall. He was succeeded by his son, James Richard Stanhope.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1890 to 1905.
Styles of address
- 1838-1855: The Honourable Arthur Philip Stanhope
- 1855-1868: Viscount Mahon
- 1868: Viscount Mahon MP
- 1868-1870: Viscount Mahon
- 1870-1875: Viscount Mahon MP
- 1875-1905: The Right Honourable The Sixth Earl Stanhope
References
- ↑ Cook & Keith, 'British Historical Facts 1830-1900', 1975 P.93
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Mahon
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Walsh Richard Arkwright |
Member of Parliament for Leominster 1868 With: Richard Arkwright |
Succeeded by Richard Arkwright |
| Preceded by John Henniker-Major Frederick Snowdon Corrance |
Member of Parliament for East Suffolk 1870–1875 With: Frederick Snowdon Corrance 1870–1874 The Lord Rendlesham 1874–1875 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rendlesham Frederick St John Newdigate Barne |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Henry Cecil Raikes |
Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations 1875 |
Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Sydney |
Lord Lieutenant of Kent 1890–1905 |
Succeeded by The Marquess Camden |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Philip Henry Stanhope |
Earl Stanhope 1875–1905 |
Succeeded by James Richard Stanhope |