619 PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS [STAPLETON Elizabeth Louisa Penelope (Residence — Dunham Massey Hall, Altrinohani),dau. of Rev. Charles Theobald, rector of Lashani, Hants, hon. canon of Winchester, and d. 24 May, 1910. Issue — ■ Roger Grey, pres. Earl. STAMFORDHAM, 1st Baron (U.K.). Great. 23 June, 1911; P.O. 1910: G.C.I.E. 1911; G.C.V.O. 1901 ; K.C.B. (civil) 1895 ; K.C.S.I. 190G ; K.C.M.G. 1901 ; C.B. (civ.) 1885 ; C.M.G. j 1887; I.S.O. 1903. — iVETHun John Bigge, s. ; of Rev. John Frederick Bigge, vicar of Stam- ! fordham, Nortlmmberland, by Carolino Mary, ' dau. of Nathaniel Ellison, commr. of Bankruptcy, Newcastle -on -Tyne. B. 18 June, 1849; m. 10; Eeb. 1881, Constance, dau. of Rev. William Erederick Neville, vicar of Butleigh, Somerset ; ed. at R.M.A., Woolwich; lieut. R.A. 18G9, capt. 1880, maj. 1885, lieut.-col. 1893 ; retired 1898 ; served in the Zulu campaign 1878-9 (mentioned in despatches, inedal and clasp) ; groom-in-waiting and assist, private sec. to Queen Victoria 1880 ; equerry-in-ordinary 1881 ; private sec. 1895-1901 ; private sec. to the King -when Prince of Wales, and since his accession ; extra equerry to the King since 1910, and to King Edward 1901-10 ; accompanied the King when Prince of Wales on Indian tour 1906-6 ; one of the committee administering King Edward's Horse (Yeo.) ; Grand Cordon of Order of Redeemer (Greece) 1906 ; Order of Red Eagle (Prussia), and Order of the Crown (Prussia) 1911. Residences — St. James's Palace, S.W. ; Win- chester Tower, Windsor Castle. Clubs — United Service ; Marlborough. Issue — ■ 1. Hon. John Neville Bigge, b. 14 Oct. 1887 ; ed. at Eton and R.M.C. Sandhurst ; page of honour to Queen Victoria and to King Edward VII ; lieut. King's Royal Rifle Corps since 1909. 1. Hon. Victoria Eugenie, m. 25 Sept. 1909, Capt. Henry Robert Augustus Adeane, Colds. Gds., and has issue. 2. Hon. Margaret. STANHOPE, 7th Earl. Creat. 14 April, 1718 ; Vise. Stanhope, of Mahon, and Baron Stanhope, 2 July, 1717 (G.B.). — James Richakd Stanhope, s. of 6th Earl. B. 11 Nov. 1880; ed. at Eton and Oxford ; sue. his father 1905 ; capt. Gren. Gds. ; capt. Gen. Reserve of Officers 1909 ; A.D.C. to commander of London District 1906-8 ; served in S. ifrican war, 1902 ; maj. 4th Batt. Roy. West Kent Regt. : J. P., Kent, and late member Kent Territorial Force Associa- tion ; member L.C.C. Lewisham div. 1910-13; patron of 1 living. This family is a branch of the Stanhopes, Earls of Chesterfield, springing from the Hon. Alexander Stanhope (a distin- guished diplomatist in the reigns of William III, and of Anne), who was s. of the 1st Earl of Chester- field by his 2nd marr. ; the 1st Earl Stanhope was an eminent military commander, and was subse- quently Prime Minister in 1717. The 3rd Earl was well known for his contributions to science and the mechanical arts. The 5th Earl, the eminent historian, was for many years M.P. for Hertford, and was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and subsecjuently Secretary to the Board of Control. Residences — 20, Grosvenor Place, S.W. ; Chevening, near Sevenoaks, Kent. Clubs — Guards' ; Travellers'. Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, b. ;iO Jan. 1805; D.C.L., F.R.S., LL.D. ; ra. 10 July, 1834, Emily Harriet (d. 31 Dec. 1873), dau. of General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt., and d. 24 Dec. 1875. Issue — 1. Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope, b. 13 Sept. 1S38 ; Lord-Lieut., and Cust. Rot. Kent; late capt. Gren. Gds. ; M.P. Leominster 1868, East Suffolk, 1870-5; Jun. Lord of the Treasury 1874-6; 1st Church Estates Comnmr. 1878-1905 ; m. 2 March, 1869, Evelyn Henrietta (Residence — 20, Grosvenor Place, S.W.), dau. of Richard Penncfather, aud d. 19 April, 1905. Issue— 1. James Richard Stanhope, pres. Earl. 2. Hon. Richard Philip Stanhope, Heir Pres., b. 16 Jan. 1885 ; Lieut. Lines Yeo. ; J. P., Lincoln- shire ; m. 13 May," 1914,'_Lady_Bcryl,LePoer Trench, dau. of William 5th Earl of Clancarty. Residence Revesby Abbey, Boston, Lines. 1. Lady Emily Margaret. 2. Lady Kathorine Lucy. 2. Hon. Henry Augustus Stanhope, b. 4 Dec. 1845 ; M.A. Oxford ; J.P., Hants ; m. 2 Nov. 1878, the Hon. Mildred Vernon, dau. of 6th Baron Vernon. Residence — 6, Chester Street, S.W. Club — Athenfeum. Issue living — 1 . Hester, m. 1908, Robert Ellis, Barr.-at-law ; marr. diss. 1914. 2. Cicely. 3. Phihp James Stanhope, creat. Baron Wcardale. STANHOPE, Baron. See Chesterfield, Earl STANLEY of AWerley (U.K.), Baron. See Sheffield, Babon. STANLEY of Bickerstaffe, Baron, See Derby, Earl of. STANLEY of Preston, Baron. See Derby, Earl of.
- STANMORE, 2nd Baron (U.K.). Creat. 21 Aug.
1893. — George Arthur Maurice Hamilton- Gordon, s. of 1st Baron. B. 3 Jan. 1871 ; ed. at Winchester and Camb. : Lord-in- Waiting to the i King 1914: late capt. 3rd Batt. Gordon High- ' landers; sue. his father 1912. Residence — -The Red House, Ascot. Clubs — -Athenseum ; Brooks's ; Bachelors'. Heir none. Arthur Hamilton Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, G.C.M.G., b. 26 Nov. 1829 ; young, s. of 4th Earl of Aberdeen, was M.A. and Hon. D.C.L., Oxen ; M.P. for Beverley from August, 1854, to April, 1857 ; Governor New Brunswick from 1861-6 ; of Trinidad 1866 to 1870 ; of Mauritius, 1871 to 1874 ; Governor of the Colony of Fiji 1875 to 1880 ; also Consul-General and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1877-83 ; Governor of New Zealand 1880-2 ; Governor of Ceylon 1883-90 ; m. 24 Sept. 1865, Rachel Emily (d. 26 Jan 1889). dau. of Sir John George Shaw-Lefcvre, K.C.B. aud d. 30 Jan. 1912. Issue— 1. George Arthur Maurice Hamilton-Gordon pres. Baron. 2. Hon. Rachel Xevil. STAPLES, 11th Bt. (Irel.). Creat. 18 July, 1628. — Sir John Molesworth Staples, s. of 10th Bt. B. at Dumdum, 29 Dec. 1847 ; sue. his father 1899. The 9th Bt. was s. of the Right Hon. John Staples, by the dau. of the 3rd Vise. Molesworth ; he was Queen's Advocate in Ireland, and for forty years a Queen's Counsel there. Residence — Lissan, co. Tyrone. Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples, 10th Bt., b. 1 May, 1817 ; D.L., J.P., co. Tyrone, late capt. Bengal Artillery • m. 22 Oct. 1844, EUzabcth Lindsay (d. 1 Dec. 1907), dau. of Capt. Jas. Head, and d. 12 March, 1899. Issue — ■ ^, 1 Sir John Molesworth Staples, pres. Bt. 2 James Head Staples, Hehi Pres., b. 13 Oct. 1849 ; D.L., J.P., CO. Tyrone ; Barr.-at-law ; m. 4 Aug 1883, Mary Emma Radcliffe (d. 15 Sept. 1910), dau. of Robert Holbcche Dolling. Residence— Lissan, Cookstown, co. Tyrone. 3 Robert Ponsonby Staples, b. 30 June, 18o3 ; m. '>', April 1883, Ada Louise, dau. of H. Stammers. Residences— Lissan, Cookstown, co. Tyrone ; Annes- ley Terrace, Newcastle, co. Down. Issue — 1. Robert George Alexander Staples, b. 18 Sept. 1894. 1. Violet Hope, 2. Beatrice Joyce Head. 3. Norah Lettice. 1. Anne Elizabeth. STAPLETON, 9th Bt. (E.). Creat. 20 Dec. 1679. — Sir Miles Talbot St.pleton, s. of Lieut.- Col. Richard Talbot Plautagenet Stapleton. B. 26 May, 1893 ; m. Dec. 1912, Doris, dau. of late Hedley Ludford, of Llanelly, Wales ; sue. his uncle 1899. The 1st Bt. was Governor of the Leeward Islands temp. Charles II. The 7th Bt. (who was 4th but eld. surv. s. of Lord le Despencer), sue. his father in the Baronetcy, while the Barony passed to the dau. of his eldest
