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General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier. The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and was also returned for Aylesbury.
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- December 18, 1719
- April 1, 1779
History. The earldom of Harrington was granted in 1742 to William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington, the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of the Council. He was made Viscount Petersham at the same time. [1] . In 1730, he had been created Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton.
William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington was born on 18 December 1719.1 He was the son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington and Anne Griffith.1 He married Lady Caroline Fitzroy, daughter of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton and Lady Henrietta Somerset, on 11 August 1746.1 He died on 1 April 1779 at age 59.
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- December 18, 1719
- Caroline (Fitzroy) Stanhope
- April 1, 1779
General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington was a British politician and soldier.
General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier. The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and was also returned for Aylesbury.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington. As a reward for his part in negotiating the 1729 Treaty of Seville that ended the war, he was created Baron Harrington in January 1730. Later the same year, he replaced Lord Townshend as Secretary of State for the Northern Department under Robert Walpole.
