Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1540
Death Date: 1596-08-03

Notes

Restored in blood 5 Oct. 1553 (Bindoff).

Siblings

Male

Stanhope, John (1545 - 1620/1) (patron)

Female

Stanhope, Jane ( - 1617/18)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1575
    Vacated 1596-08-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Derbyshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1562 n.d.
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1562-11-19 n.d.
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire 1562-11-19 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1563/4 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1569 n.d.
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1574-11-15 n.d.
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire 1574-11-15 n.d.
MP, Nottinghamshire 1586 n.d.
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire 1587-12-4 n.d.
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1587-12-4 n.d.
Deputy Lieut, Nottinghamshire By 1591 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Nottinghamshire Circa 1594 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
  • Shelford, Nottinghamshire

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Rutland
  • Staffordshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Sir Thomas Stanhope's Musicians
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Sir Thomas Stanhope's Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Thomas Stanhope's Musicians Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596) Musicians 2

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.