James Stanhope (MP)

James Stanhope
James Stanhope; MP
Member of Parliament ; for North Lincolnshire
	In office; 16 July 1852 – 16 November 1868 Serving with Montague Cholmeley (1857–1868); Robert Christopher (1852–1857)
Preceded by	Montague Cholmeley; Robert Christopher
Succeeded by	Montague Cholmeley; Rowland Winn
Personal details
Born	13 May 1821
Died	18 January 1904 (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Relations	Joseph Banks
Parents	James Hamilton Stanhope; Lady Frederica-Louisa Murray

James Banks Stanhope (13 May 1821 – 18 January 1904)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family

Stanhope was the son of former MP and British Army officer James Hamilton Stanhope and Lady Frederica-Louisa Murray, daughter of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield.[2]

Revesby Abbey

Revesby Abbey in 2001

Stanhope inherited Revesby Abbey in 1823 from his father but did not succeed to the estate until 1842, however, as he was a minor. By the time he succeeded to the estate, it had fallen into disrepair and had been emptied.[3]

In 1843, he commissioned Scottish architect William Burn to redesign the new abbey in a mixture of Jacobean and Elizabethan, also known as Jacobethan. The building was demolished in 1844, with its materials sold at auction, to make way for the abbey's third incarnation.[4][3]

During this period, new screen gates and a lodge were added on the south boundary. The estate was then completed in 1846 and, following financial losses from the Great Depression of British Agriculture, the estate was passed to Stanhope's elected heir, Edward Stanhope.[3]

Political career

He was elected MP for North Lincolnshire in 1852 and held the seat until he stood down in 1868.[5]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
"Charles [Stanhope], 3rd Earl Stanhope". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
Historic England. "Revesby Abbey (1000988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
"The History of Revesby Abbey". Revesby Abbey. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr James Stanhope

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Montague Cholmeley Robert Christopher	Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire 1852–1868 With: Montague Cholmeley (1857–1868) Robert Christopher (1852–1857)	Succeeded by Montague Cholmeley Rowland Winn

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)

[2] "Charles [Stanhope], 3rd Earl Stanhope". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[historicengland-3] Historic England. "Revesby Abbey (1000988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[4] "The History of Revesby Abbey". Revesby Abbey. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[craig1832-5] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.