Philip Stanhope, fifth earl of Chesterfield

(1755-1815)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1755-1815 NRA: Stanhope Philip (1755-1815) 5th Earl of Chesterfield DNB: Stanhope, Philip Dormer, fifth earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815), politician LBT ID: LdChest5 VIAF ID: 73805376 LOC ID: nr2004019678	B/BAP: 1755-11-10 DIED: 1815-08-29
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The son of Arthur Charles Stanhope; he succeeded the fourth earl in 1773. He was a Tory peer, Ambassador to Spain (1784-87) and a favorite of George III.
REFERENCES TO Philip Stanhope, fifth earl of Chesterfield: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Prelude 1 Found 1: ¶ 31