William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington

1. Pearce, William (2007). The Great Man: Sir Robert Walpole: Scoundrel, Genius and Britain's First Prime Minister. Jonathan Cape. p. 1. ISBN   978-0224071819.
2. Adjutant General's Office (1842). Historical Records of the British Army; History of the 13th Light Dragoons. John W Parker. p. 84.
3. Adjutant General's Office, p. 84.
4.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harrington, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 18.
5. Woodfine, Philip (2004). "Stanhope, William, first earl of Harrington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26257.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

Sources

• Adjutant General's Office (1842). Historical Records of the British Army; History of the 13th Light Dragoons. John W Parker.
• Pearce, William (2007). The Great Man: Sir Robert Walpole: Scoundrel, Genius and Britain's First Prime Minister. Jonathan Cape. ISBN   978-0224071819.
• Woodfine, Philip (2004). "Stanhope, William, first earl of Harrington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26257.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

General The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrington PC
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (Godfrey Kneller, 1646–1723)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
In office 19 June 1730 –12 February 1742

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Edward Mundy Nathaniel Curzon	Member of Parliament for Derby 1715–1722 With: Lord James Cavendish	Succeeded by Lord James Cavendish Thomas Bayley
Preceded by John Gumley Marquess of Carnarvon	Member of Parliament for Steyning 1727 With: John Gumley	Succeeded by The Viscount Vane Thomas Bladen
Preceded by Lord James Cavendish Thomas Bayley	Member of Parliament for Derby 1727–1730 With: Lord James Cavendish	Succeeded by Lord James Cavendish Charles Stanhope
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Robert Rich	Colonel of Harrington's Regiment of Dragoons 1725–1730	Succeeded by Henry Hawley
Diplomatic posts
Vacant War of the Quadruple Alliance Title last held by John Chetwynd	British Ambassador to Spain 1721–1727	Succeeded by Benjamin Keene
Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Coke	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1727–1730	Succeeded by Lord Hervey
Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire	Northern Secretary 1730–1742	Succeeded by The Lord Carteret
Preceded by The Earl of Wilmington	Lord President of the Council 1742–1745	Succeeded by The Duke of Dorset
Preceded by The Lord Carteret	Northern Secretary 1744–1746	Succeeded by The Earl of Chesterfield
Preceded by The Earl of Chesterfield	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1746–1751	Succeeded by The Duke of Dorset
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Earl of Harrington 1742–1756	Succeeded by William Stanhope
	Baron Harrington 1730–1756