Also known as Viscount Mahon, Lord Mahon, Philip Henry Stanhope
Key facts
Occupation
historian, politician, writer
Position held
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
January 30, 1805
Died
December 24, 1875
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Overview
Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope,, styled Viscount Mahon between 1816 and 1855, was an English antiquarian and Tory politician. He held political office under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s but is best remembered for his contributions to cultural causes and for his historical writings.