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Stanhope, Philip Henry, Earl
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Historian, born at Walmer, only son of the fourth Earl of Stan hope; graduated at Oxford in 1827, and three years later entered Parliament as a Conservative; held office as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in Peel's Ministry of 1834-35, and as Secretary to the Indian Board of Control during 1845-46; succeeded his father in 1855, before which he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Mahon; literature was his chief interest, and as a historian and biographer he has a deservedly high reputation for industry and impartial judgment; a "History of England from 1713 to 1783," a "History of Spain under Charles II.," "Historical and Critical Essays," and Lives of Pitt, Condé, and Belisarius, are his most important works (1805-1875).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stanhope, Philip Henry, Earl'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stanhope-philip-henry-earl.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stanhope, Philip Henry, Earl'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stanhope-philip-henry-earl.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
