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.
Career
He was a son of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope by his wife Emily Harriet Kerrison. As 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]
Lord Mahon succeeded to the title of Earl Stanhope on the death of his father on 24 December 1875. He was appointed First Church Estates Commissioner in December 1878,[2] and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1890 to 1905.
Family
He married Evelyn Pennefather, daughter of Richard Pennefather of Knockeevan, County Tipperary by his wife Lady Emily Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall. They had two children:
- James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope (1880–1967)
- Capt. Hon. Richard Philip Stanhope (16 January 1885 – 15 September 1916), married Lady Beryl le Poer Trench (d. 1957), daughter of William Le Poer Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty on 13 May 1914, without issue. He was killed at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.
References
- ^ Cook & Keith, 'British Historical Facts 1830–1900', 1975 p. 93
- ^ "No. 24652". The London Gazette. 3 December 1878. p. 6913.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Mahon
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Stanhope | Earl Stanhope 1875–1905 | Succeeded by James Stanhope |