Arthur Stanhope was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the 17th century."The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford" Ryland, R.H. p149: London; John Murray; 1824
Stanhope was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was a prebendary of Waterford Cathedral from 1663 to 1678;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp. 155: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 and Dean of Waterford"Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 2" Burke, J.; Burke, J.B. p. 1254: London; Henry Colburn; 1847 from 1678 to 1684: he was also Vicar general of the Diocese."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp. 140/1: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 He was also Archdeacon of Lismore from 1663 to 1684."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p. 184: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
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