Stanhope family
Other Business Names:
- Stanhope, John
- Stanhope, Walter
- Stanhope, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
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Property activities
Landed estate management
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Professional services
Legal advice services
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Raw wool trading & trade
Notes:
Minor, long established gentry family who maintained their position by taking advantage of local industrial development in 18th century. This was achieved by the three sons of John Stanhope, d1743. The eldest, John, 1701-69, trained as a lawyer and was much involved in work for textile industry; the second, Walter, d1759, became a wool merchant; the third, William, was Receiver General of Taxes for the West Riding
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Other Business Names:
- Stanhope, John
- Stanhope, Walter
- Stanhope, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Property activities Landed estate management
- Professional services Legal advice services
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Raw wool trading & trade