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Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596)

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Born / Died

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

Notes

Restored in blood 5 Oct. 1553 (Bindoff).

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Male

Female

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1575
    Vacated: 1596-08-03

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
  • Shelford, Nottinghamshire

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Rutland
  • Staffordshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Sir Thomas Stanhope's Musicians
Performance - 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 1
Sir Thomas Stanhope's Musicians Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596) Musicians 1

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