William Stanhope, second earl of Harrington

(1719-1779)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Stanhope, William, second earl of Harrington (1719–1779), army officer and politician LBT ID: LdHarri2	B/BAP: 1719-12-18 DIED: 1779-04-01
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com
Son of the first earl (d. 1756); he was a military officer who fought at Fontenoy and was MP for Aylesbury (1741-47) and Bury St Edmunds (1747-56).
REFERENCES TO William Stanhope, second earl of Harrington: Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. III: 1805 Found 2: ¶ n1 ¶ n1