Michael Stanhope (priest)
Michael Stanhope DD (1681-1737) was a Canon of Windsor from 1730 to 1737[1]
Early life
[edit]Stanhope was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1702, MA in 1705, and DD in 1717. He married Penelope Lovell, daughter of Sir Salathiel Lovell.[2]
Career
[edit]Stanope was appointed:
- Prebendary of Oxgate in St Paul's 1711 - 1737
- Rector of St Mary's Church, East Leake 1717
Stanhope was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1730 and held the canonry until 1737.
Later years and legacy
[edit]Stanhope died in about 1737. He had four sons
- Arthur Charles Stanhope (1715-1770)
- Sir Thomas Stanhope (1717-1770)
- Ferdinand Stanhope (1718-1790)
- His youngest son Lovell Stanhope (1720-1783) was a lawyer, administrator and politician.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ "STANHOPE, Lovell (1720-83), of Winchester, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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