Arthur Stanhope
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Arthur Stanhope was born in 1627 at Shelford
, Mansfield Woodhouse
, Nottinghamshire
, and died in 1677. He was the son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
and Catherine Hastings, daughter of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings.
, in which his three older brothers had been killed, he started on the rebuilding of Shelford Manor
, badly damaged in the fighting.
In 1660, with his uncle and friend Colonel John Hutchinson
, Stanhope was elected to Parliament
as member for the city of Nottingham
. After winning the election with ease, a humble man, he served the city with great diligence.
He lived at Shelford Manor
.
of Lleweni (1619) with whom he had four children.
Shelford
Shelford is a village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. It is near Radcliffe on Trent. It has an old manor house Shelford is a village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. It is near Radcliffe on Trent. It has an old manor house Shelford is a village in the Rushcliffe borough...
, Mansfield Woodhouse
Mansfield Woodhouse
Mansfield Woodhouse is a large village about 2 kilometres north of Mansfield itself, in Nottinghamshire, England. With a history dating back before the Romans, it is still noteworthy for its stone built town centre...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, and died in 1677. He was the son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield , son of Sir John Stanhope and his wife Cordell Allington, was an English aristocrat. Stanhope was knighted in 1605 by James I...
and Catherine Hastings, daughter of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings.
Life
After the English Civil WarEnglish Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, in which his three older brothers had been killed, he started on the rebuilding of Shelford Manor
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
, badly damaged in the fighting.
In 1660, with his uncle and friend Colonel John Hutchinson
John Hutchinson (Colonel)
Colonel John Hutchinson was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War to the extent of being the 13th of 39 Commissioners to sign the death-warrant of King Charles I.-Biography:...
, Stanhope was elected to Parliament
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
as member for the city of Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies....
. After winning the election with ease, a humble man, he served the city with great diligence.
He lived at Shelford Manor
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
.
Family
He married Anne Salusbury, daughter of Sir Henry Salusbury, 1st Baronet, the first of the Salusbury BaronetsSalusbury Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for the Salusbury family.The Baronetcy of Salusbury of Lleweni was created in 1619 for Sir Henry Salusbury in the Baronetage of England. The second Baronet sat in the English House of Commons representing Denbighshire in 1640...
of Lleweni (1619) with whom he had four children.
- Philip Stanhope born 1653, died 1670
- Henry Stanhope born 1654, died 1665
- Charles Stanhope born 1655, died 1712, ancestor of the fifth EarlPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
and succeeding earls of ChesterfieldEarl of ChesterfieldEarls of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope. He had already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son... - Catherine Stanhope born 1657, died 1705