Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope

The Right Honourable The Earl Stanhope
Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope
Member of Parliament for Leominster
In office 1868–1868 Serving with Richard Arkwight
Preceded by	Arthur Walsh Richard Arkwight
Succeeded by	Richard Arkwight
Member of Parliament for Suffolk East
In office 1870–1875 Serving with F. S. Corrance (1870-74) The Lord Rendlesham (1874-75)
Preceded by	John Henniker-Major Frederick Snowdon Corrance
Succeeded by	The Lord Rendlesham Frederick St John Barne
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
In office 1890–1895
Preceded by	The Earl Sydney
Succeeded by	The Marquess Camden
Personal details
Born	Hon. Arthur Philip Stanhope (1838-09-13)13 September 1838 Mayfair, Westminster, England
Died	19 April 1905(1905-04-19) (aged 66) Mayfair, Westminster, England
Resting place	Chevening, Kent
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Evelyn Pennefather
Children	2
Parents	Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope (father) Emily Harriet Kerrison (mother)
Relatives	James Stanhope (son) Edward Stanhope (brother) Philip Stanhope, Lord Weardale (brother) Sir Edward Kerrison (grandfather) Sir Edward Kerrison (uncle)
Education	Harrow School

Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (13 September 1838 – 19 April 1905), styled Viscount Mahon from 1855–75, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.

Early life and education

Stanhope was born at 41 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair,[1] the eldest son of Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon by his wife Emily Harriet Kerrison, daughter of Gen. Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet. In 1855, upon the death of his grandfather Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, his father succeeded as the 5th Earl Stanhope.[2]

He was educated at Harrow through December 1857.[3]

Career

Stanhope, when styled as Viscount Mahon, purchased a commission in the Grenadier Guards in 1858.[4] In 1862, he purchased a captaincy.[5] He served five years as a musketry instructor.[3]

Stanhope 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.[6]

Lord Mahon succeeded to the title of Earl Stanhope on the death of his father on 24 December 1875 and entered the House of Lords. He was appointed First Church Estates Commissioner in December 1878,[7] and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1890 to 1905.

Marriage and issue

Stanhope 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 Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty on 13 May 1914, without issue. He was killed at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.

In April 1905, Stanhope underwent major surgery for cancer in London, but died the following afternoon at his Grosvenor Square home, aged 66.[8]

References

1. "Births". Derbyshire Courier. 22 September 1838. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
2. Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-00-082331-7.
3. The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. 1894. p. 189. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
4. "No. 22156". The London Gazette. 25 June 1858. p. 3050.
5. "No. 22645". The London Gazette. 18 July 1862. p. 3582.
6. Cook & Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900, 1975 p. 93
7. "No. 24652". The London Gazette. 3 December 1878. p. 6913.
8. "Death of Earl Stanhope". Faversham Mercury. 22 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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
Church of England titles
Preceded by The Earl of Chichester	First Church Estates Commissioner 1878–1905	Succeeded by Sir Lewis Dibdin
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