James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Courtown
KP PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Courtown KPPC
Treasurer of the Household
	In office; 1793–1806
Preceded by	James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown
Succeeded by	The Lord Ossulton
	In office; 1807–1812
Preceded by	The Lord Ossulton
Succeeded by	Viscount Jocelyn

James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of CourtownKP,PC(15 August 1765 – 15 June 1835), known asViscount Stopfordfrom 1770 to 1810, was anAnglo-Irish peerandTorypolitician.

Courtown was the eldest son ofJames Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown,and his wifeMary(née Powys). Educated atEton College,he served with theColdstream Guardsand achieved the rank of captain.

In 1790, he was elected to theHouse of CommonsforGreat Bedwyn,a seat he held until 1796 and again from 1806 to 1807. He also representedLanarkfrom 1796 to 1802,Dumfriesfrom 1803 to 1806 andMarlboroughfrom 1807 to 1810. In 1793, he succeeded his father asTreasurer of the Householdin the government ofWilliam Pitt the Younger,a post he held until 1806 (from 1801 to 1804 under the Premiership ofHenry Addington), and again from 1807 to 1812 under theDuke of PortlandandSpencer Perceval.^[1]

Courtown succeeded his father in the earldom 1810 and held office in theHouse of LordsasCaptain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensionersunder theEarl of Liverpoolbetween 1812 and 1827 and asCaptain of the Yeomen of the GuardunderSir Robert Peelin 1835. He was admitted to thePrivy Councilin 1793 and made aKnight of the Order of St Patrickin 1821.

Lord Courtown marriedLady Mary,daughter ofHenry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuchand Lady Elizabeth Montagu, in 1791. They had five sons and one daughter. The two eldest sons died as infants. Their fifth and youngest son the Hon. SirMontagu Stopford(1798–1864) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and the grandfather of GeneralSir Montagu George North Stopford.Lady Courtown died in April 1823, aged 53. Lord Courtown survived her by twelve years and died in June 1835, aged 69. He was succeeded in the earldom by his third but eldest surviving sonJames.

References[edit]

^"STOPFORD, James George, Visct. Stopford (1765–1835)".History of Parliament Online.Retrieved22 May2016.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Lundy, Darryl."FAQ".The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[edit]

Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Courtown

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Marquess of Graham John Stuart	Member of ParliamentforGreat Bedwyn 1790–1796 With:John Stuart1790–1792 Edward Hyde East1792–1796	Succeeded by Thomas Bruce John Wodehouse
Preceded by William Grieve	Member of ParliamentforLanark (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) 1796–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of ParliamentforLanark (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) 1801–1802	Succeeded by William Dickson
Preceded by Charles Hope	Member of ParliamentforDumfries Burghs 1803–1806	Succeeded by Henry Erskine
Preceded by Sir Robert John Buxton Sir Nathaniel Holland	Member of ParliamentforGreat Bedwyn 1806–1807 With:James Henry Leigh	Succeeded by James Henry Leigh Sir Vicary Gibbs
Preceded by Lord Bruce Earl of Dalkeith	Member of ParliamentforMarlborough 1807–1810 With:Lord Bruce	Succeeded by Lord Bruce Edward Stopford
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Courtown	Treasurer of the Household 1793–1806	Succeeded by Lord Ossulston
Preceded by Lord Ossulston	Treasurer of the Household 1807–1812	Succeeded by Viscount Jocelyn
Preceded by The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners 1812–1827	Succeeded by The Viscount Hereford
Preceded by The Earl of Gosford	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1835	Succeeded by The Earl of Gosford
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Stopford	Earl of Courtown 1810–1835	Succeeded by James Thomas Stopford

[1] "STOPFORD, James George, Visct. Stopford (1765–1835)".History of Parliament Online.Retrieved22 May2016.

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