George Stanhope

George Stanhope
Born	5 March 1660[1] Hartshorne, Derbyshire
Died	18 March 1728 Bath
Education	Uppingham School, Eton College and King's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Clergyman
Children	A son and 5 daughters
Parent	Thomas Stanhope

George Stanhope (5 March 1660 – 18 March 1728) was a clergyman of the Church of England, rising to be Dean of Canterbury and a Royal Chaplain. He was also amongst the commissioners responsible for the building of fifty new churches in London, and a leading figure in church politics of the early 18th century. Stanhope also founded the Stanhope School in 1715.