Background
The son of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope and Lucy Pitt, he succeeded to his father"s titles in 1721.
The son of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope and Lucy Pitt, he succeeded to his father"s titles in 1721.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1735, and had a lifelong interest in mathematics. As a patron of various mathematicians, he came into contact with Thomas Bayes, one of the founders of Bayesian inference. They had two sons, including his heir Charles Stanhope.
1714-1717: Mr Philip Stanhope
1717-1718: The Honourable Philip Stanhope
1718-1721: Viscount Mahon
1721-1735: The Right Honourable The Second Earl Stanhope
1735-1786: The Right Honourable The Second Earl Stanhope Federal Reserve System.
Royal Society.