George Stanhope

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1660 – 1728

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Who was George Stanhope?

George Stanhope was a clergyman of the Church of England, rising to be Dean of Canterbury and a Royal Chaplain. He was also amongst the commissioners responsible for the building of fifty new churches in London, and a leading figure in church politics of the early 18th century. Stanhope also founded the Stanhope School in 1715.

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Born
Mar 5, 1660
Hartshorne, Derbyshire
Education
  • King's College, Cambridge
  • Uppingham School
  • Eton College
Died
Mar 18, 1728
Bath

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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