John Stanhope (5 January 1705 – 4 December 1748), of Blackheath, Kent was a British politician who sat in the

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between 1727 and 1748. Stanhope was the third son of

Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield (3 February 1673 – 27 January 1726) was an English peer. He was the eldest son of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, by his third wife, Lady Elizabeth Stanhope. In 1692, Stanhope married Lad ...

and Lady Elizabeth Savile, daughter of the

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. Stanhope was brought in by the Duke of Newcastle as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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on a compromise at the

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. From 1728 to 1732, he was secretary to his brother, Philip Dormer, Lord Chesterfield, when he was ambassador at The Hague. In 1733 he followed Chesterfield into opposition and voted against the

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. He was not put up for Nottingham at the

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but was returned on his family's interest at

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at a by-election on 13 March 1736, in succession to his younger brother, Charles Stanhope. He also inherited his brother's fortune. He continued following Chesterfield politically, and voting against the Government. He was returned unopposed for Derby at the

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. He became a government supporter in 1744, When Chesterfield joined the Administration. At the

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, he was returned for Derby in a contest. He was made

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in February 1748, when Chesterfield resigned. Stanhope died unmarried on 4 December 1748 of a fit of gout, which affected his hands and feet about a month, and which finally his stomach and head.

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1705 births 1748 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Lords of the Admiralty Younger sons of earls British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754

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