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| Philip Dormer STANHOPE Adm. Fell.-Com. at TRINITY HALL, 08 Aug., 1712. S. and h. of Philip, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield. B. 22 Sep., 1695, in London . Matric. 1712 ; M.A. (da>1714 . M.P. for St Germans [ Cornwall ], 1715 ; for Lostwithiel [ Cornwall ], 1722-5 . Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, 1723-5 . Succeeded as 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 27 Jan., 1726. P.C., 1727 . Ambassador at The Hague [ Holland ], 1728-32 . K.G., 1730 . Lord Steward, 1730-3 . F.R.S., 1735 . Offended George II by marrying Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg, dau. of the Duchess of Kendal, 1733 . Visited Voltaire at Brussels [ Belgium ], 1741 ; frequented the society of men of letters in Paris [ France ]. Contributed to the fall of Walpole. Entered the Pelham ministry on the retirement of Carteret, 1744 . Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , 1745-6 ; encouraged national industries. As Envoy to The Hague [ Holland ], induced Holland to take part in the war of the Austrian Succession, 1745 . Secretary of State, 1746-8 . Declined a dukedom. Elected to the Académie des Inscriptions, 1755 . Patronised men of letters. Built Chesterfield House, South Audley Street, London ; formed picture galleries there and at Blackheath [ Kent ]. Author of the Letters, etc. Died 24 Mar., 1773; buried at Shelford, Nottinghamshire . ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) | Philip Dormer STANHOPE Approx. lifespan: 1695–1773 Adm. Fell.-Com. at Trinity Hall 1712:08:08 s. and h. of Philip STANHOPE 3rd Earl of Chesterfield. b. 1695:09:22 in London Matric. 1712 M.A. (da>1714 M.P. for St Germans, [ Cornwall ] 1715 ; for Lostwithiel, [ Cornwall ] 1722-25 Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard 1723-25 Succeeded as 4th Earl of Chesterfield 1726:01:27 P.C. 1727 Ambassador at The Hague, [ Holland ] 1728-32 K.G. 1730 Lord Steward 1730-33 F.R.S. 1735 Offended George II by marrying Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg, dau. of the Duchess of Kendal 1733 Visited Voltaire at Brussels, [ Belgium ] 1741 ; frequented the society of men of letters in Paris, [ France ] Contributed to the fall of Walpole. Entered the Pelham ministry on the retirement of Carteret 1744 Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1745-46 ; encouraged national industries. As Envoy to The Hague, [ Holland ] induced Holland to take part in the war of the Austrian Succession 1745 Secretary of State 1746-48 Declined a dukedom. Elected to the Académie des Inscriptions 1755 Patronised men of letters. Built Chesterfield House South Audley Street, London ; formed picture galleries there and at Blackheath, [ Kent ] Author of the Letters etc. d. 1773:03:24 ; buried at Shelford, Nottinghamshire ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) |