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==References == | <p> Historian, born at Walmer, only son of the fourth [[Earl]] of Stan hope; graduated at Oxford in 1827, and three years later entered [[Parliament]] as a Conservative; held office as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in Peel's [[Ministry]] of 1834-35, and as [[Secretary]] to the Indian Board of Control during 1845-46; succeeded his father in 1855, before which he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Mahon; literature was his chief interest, and as a historian and biographer he has a deservedly high reputation for industry and impartial judgment; a "History of [[England]] from 1713 to 1783," a "History of Spain under [[Charles]] II.," "Historical and Critical Essays," and Lives of Pitt, Condé, and Belisarius, are his most important works (1805-1875). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 15 October 2021
Philip Henry Stanhope Earl [1]
Historian, born at Walmer, only son of the fourth Earl of Stan hope; graduated at Oxford in 1827, and three years later entered Parliament as a Conservative; held office as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in Peel's Ministry of 1834-35, and as Secretary to the Indian Board of Control during 1845-46; succeeded his father in 1855, before which he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Mahon; literature was his chief interest, and as a historian and biographer he has a deservedly high reputation for industry and impartial judgment; a "History of England from 1713 to 1783," a "History of Spain under Charles II.," "Historical and Critical Essays," and Lives of Pitt, Condé, and Belisarius, are his most important works (1805-1875).
