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Authorised form of nameStanley; Sir; John (1663 - 1744); Irish politician
Dates1663 - 1744
NationalityBritish
Place of birthTickencor, Co Waterford
Date of birth1663
Date of death30 November 1744
OccupationPolitician
ActivityEducation:
Trinity College, Dublin; MA (1684)
Career:
Secretary to various Lords Chamberlains of the Household (1689-1699, 1700-1714); Commissioner of Stamp Duties (1698-1700); Commissioner of Customs (1708-death); Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer (1713); MP in the Irish Parliament for Newborough (1713-1714)
Honours:
Bt 1699
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/11/1698
ProposerJohn Hutton
RelationshipsParents: Sir Thomas Stanley of Grangegorman, Dublin, and Jane Borrowes
Spouse: Anne, daughter of Bernard Granville, Master of the Horse, of Stow, Cornwall, and Anne, daughter of Christopher Morley of Hornby, Yorkshire
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; GEC Baronetage; Hunter
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
CodeNA3785
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