The Earl of Harrington | |
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Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
In office 19 June 1730 – 12 February 1742 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | Robert Walpole |
Preceded by | Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend |
Succeeded by | John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville |
In office 24 November 1744 – January 1746 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | Henry Pelham |
Preceded by | John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville |
Succeeded by | John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 15 November 1746 – 15 December 1750 | |
Monarch | George II |
Preceded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Dorset |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 13 February 1742 – 3 January 1745 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham |
Preceded by | The Earl of Wilmington |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Dorset |
Personal details | |
Born | William Stanhope c. 1683 Elvaston, Derbyshire |
Died | 8 December 1756 London, England | (aged 72–73)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Anne Griffith |
Parent(s) | John Stanhope Dorothy Agard |
Residence | Elvaston Castle |
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c. 1683 – 8 December 1756), was a British statesman and diplomat.