Name Sir Stanley, | Role Politician | |
Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet (1663 – 30 November 1744) of Grangegorman, Co. Dublin was an Irish politician.
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Biography
Stanley was born in Tickencor, County Waterford, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley of Grangegorman, Dublin and his wife, Jane Borrowes and educated at Trnity College, Dublin.
Stanley was Secretary to various Lords Chamberlains of the Household (1689–1699), Commissioner of Stamp Duties (1698-1700), the Chief Secretary for Ireland 1713-1714, Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer and MP for Gorey 1713. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1688.
Stanleywas made Baronet Stanley in 1699. The baronetage became extinct on his death on 30 November 1744.
Family
Stanley had married Anne, daughter of Bernard Granville, Master of the Horse, of Stow, Cornwall; they had no children.