Background
Chesterfield was the only son of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, and the Honorary Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester.
Chesterfield was the only son of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, and the Honorary Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester.
He was educated at Eton.
He was a cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire and was the first president of Derbyshire County Club. He played club cricket for I Zingari and for Old Etonians in 1851. He retired in 1855.
Lord Chesterfield was one of the pioneers of Derbyshire cricket.
In 1857 and in 1859 played for a pre-county Derbyshire side against All England XIs. He also played for I Zingari.
In 1860 Chesterfield played first class cricket for Gentlemen of the North and for Nottinghamshire. He also played for Nottingham and All England XIs.
In 1861 he played first class matches again for Northern Gent"s and Nottinghamshire.
He also turned out for Marylebone Club and Gentlemen of the Midland Counties. Chesterfield played ten innings in five first class matches with an average of 13.50 and a top score of 65. In 1870 Chesterfield was one of the founders of Derbyshire County Club and became the club"s first president
1831-1860: Lord Stanhope
1860-1866: Lord Stanhope Member of Parliament
1866-1871: The Right Honourable The Seventh Earl of Chesterfield.
18th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament]
In 1860 he was elected at a by-election as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Nottinghamshire South, a seat he held until 1866, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.
