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Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfeld. by Thomas Worlidge, after Sir Peter Lely stipple engraving, 1715-1766 NPG D29488
27 de abr. de 2022 · Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA (10 November 1755 – 29 August 1815), known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Spain between 1784 and 1787, Master of the Mint between 1789 and 1790, Joint Postmaster General between 1790 and 1798 and Master of the Horse between 1798 and 1804.
82 quotes from Philip Dormer Stanhope: 'Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.', 'Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.', and 'Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.'
Earl Stanhope ( / ˈstænʊp /) [1] was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom was created in 1718 for Major General James Stanhope, [2] a principal minister of King George I, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. He was the son of the Hon. Alexander Stanhope, fifth and youngest son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ...
7 de feb. de 2024 · For there is a sentiment in every human breast that asserts man's natural right to liberty and good usage, and that will, and ought to rebel when oppressed and provoked to a certain degree. Letter to Richard Chenevix, the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1 October 1764), quoted in The Letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield ...
He was born in London to Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, and Lady Elizabeth Savile, and known as Lord Stanhope until the death of his father, in 1726. Following the death of his mother in 1708, Stanhope was raised mainly by his grandmother, the Marchioness of Halifax.
