Politician and scientist. Born in London and educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. A brief browse on the web brought up Stanhope's name in association with inventions in the field of printing, computing and optics.
Our picture source gives a biography of his life.
He died, aged 63 years, on 15 December 1816 in Chevening House, Chevening Road, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent and was buried in the Stanhope Chapel, St Botolph's Church, Chevening Road, Sevenoaks TN14 6HG.
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Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope
London County Council Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope, 1753 - 1816, reformer and i...
Received his CBE in 2008, former Suffolk CC chief executive and current Westminster City Council top officer. We're guessing this is man who contributed to the Olivier statue.
Prime Minister 1916–1922. Born in Manchester to Welsh parents who returned to Wales that same year, where he was brought up. From 1923 until at least 1936 he supported Nazi Germany, admiring Hitl...
Founder of the USSR. Born and died in Russia. Political theorist and Communist revolutionary. Reviewing a book on Lenin in the Observer, 23 October 2016, Nigel Jones wrote: "... once in power Lenin...
Treasurer of the Emery Hill Almshouses in 1850 and 1860, at least.
