George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Chesterfield
PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Chesterfield PC
	George Augustus Frederick, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, on his favourite hack by Sir Hercules
Master of the Buckhounds
	In office; 30 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel
Preceded by	The Earl of Lichfield
Succeeded by	The Earl of Erroll
Personal details
Born	23 May 1805
Died	1 June 1866 (aged 61)
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Hon. Anne Elizabeth Weld-Forester (m. 1830)
Children	George Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield; Evelyn Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon;
Parents	Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield; Lady Henrietta Thynne;
Alma mater	Eton College; Christ Church, Oxford

George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, PC (23 May 1805 – 1 June 1866), styled Lord Stanhope until 1815, was a British Tory politician, courtier and race horse owner. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Sir Robert Peel from 1834 to 1835.

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