James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
Philip Dormer Chesterfield, 4th Earl of.
Charles , 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine
his grandfather, James , 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717)
1795–1805; named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), British clergyman
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It seemed an eternity before there was the welcome sound of a horse's hoofs in the lane, which drew nearer until a stanhope came in sight, containing Colonel Mandeville, a friend, and a groom.
From A Soldier's Son by Butler, Maude M.
A few days after Ethelberta’s reception at Enckworth, an improved stanhope, driven by Lord Mountclere himself, climbed up the hill until it was opposite her door.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas
Away she went, harness, shafts, and all, leaving the stanhope in the ditch, and sending Jack and me flying, like experimental fifty-sixes in the marshes at Woolwich, halfway across the meadow.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
But the stanhope had already turned out of sight.
From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti
But let us get on to the next inn, and send people after the stanhope and the mare.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
"It was raining, we were all in the tent playing cards with the gang, then we heard shouting," camper Matthew Stanhope told The Age newspaper, saying he and his friends ran to a nearby hill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Two deals Corient struck over the past year, for European firm Stanhope Capital Group and Stonehage Fleming, added more than $200 billion in assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
For fans of Brenda Blethyn’s Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope of the Northumberland and City Police, 14 seasons was not enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The popular drama is based on the Vera Stanhope novels written by Cleeves, whose writing has also been adapted into TV shows Shetland and The Long Call.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
Kay Turner was marrying Percy Stanhope next month.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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