James Stanhope
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC was a British Army officer, politician, diplomat and peer who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He was also the last Chancellor of the Exchequer to sit in the House of Lords. Wikipedia
Born: 1673, Paris, France
Died: February 5, 1721 (age 48 years), London, United Kingdom
Great grandchildren: Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, James Hamilton Stanhope, Charles Banks Stanhope, and more
Grandparents: Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and Anne Pakington
Great-grandparents: Sir John Stanhope, Dorothy Smith, Lady Pakington, and John Pakington
Grandchildren: Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope and Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon
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